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: -1.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -0.90.<p>The S&P 500 futures trade one point below fair value.</p><p>Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended on Thursday with strength in Japan and weakness across China. Macro data was fairly light in the region, with just Australia releasing anything of note. Japanese equities hit level not seen since January of 2016, echoing the robust move seen in yesterday's US session, leading to a 0.9% gain in the Nikkei on Thursday. The dollar continued to gain ground against the yen, pushing to the USD/JPY solidly back over the 114 level.</p><ul><li><em>In economic data</em>:<ul><li><strong><em>Aus</em></strong><ul><li>Jan Trade Balance (in AUD): 1.302 bln vs 3.800 bln exp</li><li>Jan Building Approvals: +1.8% vs -0.5% exp</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>Japan's</strong> Nikkei climbed 0.9% as the yen continued yesterday's retreat against the dollar. Although exporters showed relative strength, Toyota missed out on the day's rally, closing the day up just 0.01% after reporting its February auto sales yesterday. Toshiba outperformed the benchmark after reports suggested Foxconn is an active player in the bidding for Toshiba's chip unit.</li><li><strong>Hong Kong's</strong> Hang Seng gave back the 0.2% the index posted on Wednesday. Gaming names eased back slightly with Galaxy Entertainment losing 0.3%. Most financials also had a poor showing with Bank of China losing 1.0% while ICBC lost 0.6%</li><li>In <strong>China</strong>, the Shanghai (-0.5%) could not capitalize on Wednesday's bullish sentiment in equities across the global landscape. The market had few upticks throughout the day, with the index closing at session lows. The PBOC did little to entice investors with just a CNY30 bln capital infusion. Although there was no particular economic data points from the Mainland, bank stocks were weaker after a report circulated that the CBRC is looking to tighten regulation on off balance sheet investment instruments.</li><li>In <strong>India</strong>, the Sensex fell 0.5% after tappiong 52 week highs during the early stages of trading. Metal names were on the move higher after reports that 28 cities in China will cut production. National Aluminum was the biggest beneficiary, gaining 5.2%, while Hindalco could only muster a gain of 0.2% by day's end. </li></ul><p>Major European indices are mixed, cooling their jets somewhat following big gains on Wednesday. A focal point this morning is the eurozone's CPI report for February, which showed consumer prices up 2.0% year-over-year, which is ahead of the ECB's target of below, but close to, 2.0%. Energy played a large part in driving up headline inflation as core CPI was up a tamer 0.9% year-over-year. Nevertheless, some consternation over the potential implications for the ECB's monetary policy have helped temper some of Wednesday's trading enthusiasm. The euro, however, has not followed the CPI print higher. It is down 0.4% against the dollar at 1.0513.</p><ul><li>In economic data:<ul><li>Eurozone February CPI +2.0% year-over-year (expected +2.0%; last +1.8%); Core CPI +0.9% year-over-year (expected +0.9%; last +0.9%)</li><li>Eurozone February CPI +3.5% year-over-year (expected +3.2%; last +1.6%); PPI +0.7% month-over-month (expected +0.6%; last +0.8%)</li><li>Eurozone January Unemployment Rate 9.6% (expected 9.6%; last 9.6%)</li><li>Spain Q4 GDP unrevised at +0.7% quarter-over-quarter (expected +0.7%) and +3.0% year-over-year (expected +3.0%)</li><li>Spain Unemployment Change -9.4K (expected +5.2K; last +57.3K)</li><li>Germany January Import Price Index +0.9% month-over-month (expected +0.4%; last +1.9%) and +6.0% year-over-year (expected +5.5%; last +3.5%)</li><li>Switzerland Q4 GDP +0.1% quarter-over-quarter (expected +0.5%; last +0.1%) and +0.6% year-over-year (expected +1.3%; last +1.4%)</li><li>Italy January Unemployment Rate 11.9% (expected 12.0%; last 11.9%)</li><li>UK February Construction PMI 52.5 (expected 52.2; last 52.2)</li></ul></li></ul><p><em>---Equity Markets---</em></p><ul><li><strong>UK's</strong> FTSE is down 0.1%, cooling off after Wednesday's 1.6% gain and digesting news reports suggesting Prime Minister May is likely to trigger Article 50 on March 15. Individual stock leaders include the likes of ConvaTec Group (+5.6%), BT Group (+2.1%), and GKN (+1.4%). On the flip side, the biggest laggards include Capita (-8.1%), Merlin Entertainments (-3.5%), and Schroders (-2.1%).</li><li><strong>Germany's</strong> DAX is up 0.1% following a 2.0% gain on Wednesday. BASF (+1.6%), Commerzbank (+0.9%), and Volkswagen (+0.7%) lead on the upside while Deutsche Telekom (-1.8%), Thyssenkrupp (-0.8%), and Deutsche Post (-0.7%) are setting the pace for downside laggards.</li><li><strong>France's</strong> CAC is up 0.1% on the heels of Wednesday's 2.1% gain, and looking undeterred for the most part by the news that authorities have decided to launch a formal investigation into French presidential candidate Francois Millon's alleged misuse of public funds. Upside leaders include Engie (+7.3%), LafargeHolcim (+2.7%), and TechnipFMC (+1.2%). The biggest laggards include Essilor Intl. (-2.1%), L'Oreal (-0.9%), and Unibail-Rodamco (-1.0%).</li></ul></td> </tr></table>"