Overnight Developments

• European stocks are higher with the European DJ Stoxx 50 up +0.90% and Sep S&Ps up +5.50 points. An increase in M&A activity is boosting European and US stocks today with Old Mutual Plc up over 4% after it said it might sell 70% of its Nedbank Group Ltd. banking unit to HSBC Holdings. Metals producers are higher as well with gains of 2% for Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. amid speculation that a proposed mining tax in Australia might be scrapped or diluted after Australia’s general election failed to deliver a majority government for the first time in 70 years. A negative factor for European stock prices is the larger-than-expected -0.6 point decline in the Aug Euro-Zone PMI composite to 56.1, which signals the pace of the recovery might have peaked.
• The Asian markets today closed mostly lower with Japan down -0.68%, Hong Kong -0.44%, China -0.07%, Taiwan +0.61%, Australia -0.04%, Singapore -0.36%, South Korea -0.42%, India +0.04%. The yen climbed to near a 1-3/4 month high against the euro and pressured Japanese stocks along with last Friday’s comments from ECB Council member Weber who said that the ECB should continue with its emergency funding measures until at least year-end, which fueled speculation about the sustainability of Europe’s economic recovery and its demand for Asian exports. Japanese Prime Minister Kan and BOJ Governor Shirakawa spoke today about the economy and the strength of the yen and the yen rallied after Chief Cabinet Secretary Dengoku said that there was "absolutely no" discussion of intervention in the currency markets to slow the yen’s rise against the dollar. On the positive side, Japan’s 3 major shipping companies closed higher after the Nikkei English news reported that the companies are considering increasing their earnings outlook for 2010 as they were able to increase shipping rates on some routes.

Overnight U.S. Stock News

• Sep S&Ps this morning are up +5.50 points. The stock market last Friday traded in negative territory into early afternoon but then recovered into the close to finish mixed (Dow -0.56%, S&P 500 -0.37%, Nasdaq Composite +0.04%). The S&P 500 and the Dow posted 1-month lows. Bearish factors included (1) carry-over weakness from the slide in European stocks after the French government cut its GDP estimate for next year to 2.0% from 2.5% along with comments from ECB Council member Weber who said the ECB should keep its emergency funding measures in place through year-end along, which fueled speculation the global recovery may be faltering, (2) JPMorgan Chase’s cut in its US Q4 GDP forecast to 2.0% from 3.0%, (3) JPMorgan Chase’s cut in its GDP for China to +9.8% from 10% for 2010 and to 8.6% from 8.8% for 2011, citing a near-term "loss of momentum" in the US and global recoveries, and (4) the prediction from Strategic Research Partners that current combined profit estimates for 2011 S&P 500 companies’ of $96 a share is too optimistic and that profits will be only $87 a share as revenue growth trails forecasts in a slow recovery.
• Bullish factors included (1) comments from ECB Council member Honohan who said he sees a "stronger tone" to the European economy, which may help sustain the global economic recovery, (2) the prediction from HSBC Global Asset Management that global stocks stand a "decent chance" of a rally in Q4 as investors are "overly pessimistic" about the outlook for economic growth, and (3) the drop in the 10-year T-note yield to a 1-1/3 year low of 2.53%.
• Newmont Mining (NEM) rose 1% in European trading on speculation that BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover offer for Potash of Saskatchewan will increase other companies’ takeover attempts in the basic-resources industry.
• Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX) fell 2.4% in pre-marlet trading after the drugmaker said the FDA extended its review of its application for the use of the drug Acetadote in patients with acute liver failure.

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