Список проголосовавших за комментарий " <table class="BriefingDataTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr> <td class="tickerColumn"> </td> <td class="articleColumn">S&P futures vs fair value: -4.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -6.60.<p>The S&P 500 futures trade four points below fair value.</p><p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the midweek session on a higher note. The People's Bank of China lowered the yuan fix to a two-week low of 6.8849 and decided to forego reverse repurchase operations for the fourth consecutive day. China Information Daily commented on monetary policy, saying the PBoC has no conditions for a rate hike and will remain flexible instead. Separately, the Reserve Bank of India kept its repurchase rate at 6.25% despite calls for a 25-basis point cut.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Japan's January Economy Watchers Current Index 49.8 (expected 51.9; last 51.4). December current account surplus narrowed to JPY1.67 trillion from JPY1.80 trillion (expected surplus of JPY1.71 trillion). January Bank Lending +2.5% year-over-year (expected 2.7%; last 2.6%)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei climbed 0.5%, returning to its closing level from Monday. Dainippon Screen Manufacturing, NGK Insulators, JTEKT, Olympus, Fanuc, Yamato Holdings, Yamaha Motor, Isuzu Motors, and Konica Minolta ended among the leaders with gains between 1.7% and 7.0%.</li><li><strong>Hong</strong> <strong>Kong's</strong> Hang Seng rose 0.7% to a fresh three-month high. Property-related names led the way with China Resources Land, China Overseas, Henderson Land, and Hang Lung Properties rising between 1.1% and 6.8%. Casino names struggled with Sands China and Galaxy Entertainment both losing near 1.7%.</li><li><strong>China's</strong> Shanghai Composite added 0.4%. China CSSC Holdings, Ningxia Building Materials Group, China United Network Communications, and Harbin Dongan Auto Engine posted gains between 4.3% and 6.5%.</li><li><strong>India's</strong> Sensex shed 0.2%. Drugmakers Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy's Labs underperformed with respective losses of 1.1% and 1.4%. Infosys and ITC lost close to 0.9% apiece while Coal India outperformed, rising 2.0%.</li></ul><p>Major European indices hold modest losses while France's CAC (+0.2%) outperforms. Bank stocks have shown relative weakness across the region while energy names also trade in the red amid a decline in crude oil. The euro (1.0671) is down 0.1% against the dollar while the pound (1.2510) is flat versus the greenback.</p><ul><li>Economic data was limited:<ul><li>Spain's December Industrial Production +1.9% year-over-year (expected 2.9%; last 2.8%)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>UK's</strong> FTSE is lower by 0.2% with Royal Dutch Shell falling 1.8% while financials like Old Mutual, HSBC, Prudential, Barclays, and Lloyds Banking are down between 0.8% and 1.0%. Homebuilders trade near the top of the leaderboard with Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, and Barratt Developments up between 2.1% and 3.5%.</li><li><strong>Germany's</strong> DAX has also shed 0.2%. Lufthansa has jumped 3.2% after French peer Air France reported solid January metrics. Exporters are mixed with BMW and Daimler up 0.6% and 0.1%, respectively, while Volkswagen has shed 0.7%. Deutsche Bank has given up 2.3% while Merck has dropped 2.0%.</li><li><strong>France's</strong> CAC trades up 0.2%, on track to snap its two-day skid. Vinci leads with a gain of 5.0% in reaction to strong results and guidance. Automakers Renault and Peugeot are both up 1.0% and 0.6%, respectively, while most financials trade lower. AXA is off 1.1% while Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, and Credit Agricole show losses between 2.0% and 2.3%.</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"