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RBS - Round Up - 010909
RBS - Round Up - 010909
The Round Up
1 September 2009
Issue No. 166
The Round Up is a comprehensive daily note produced by the RBS Warrants
team providing an overview of market movements along with quality ideas for
warrant traders and investors.
In today’s issue
Global Market Action Scoreboard, commentary
Aussie Market Action SPI Comment, Events & Dividends
STO (STOVZJ) Trading Buy – A play on LNG
WOWKZF/WESKZT MINI Pairs Trade – WOW enters hardware
TLS (TLSSZX) MINI Trading Buy – Buy the dips
Round Up Corner NEW – Trading warrants
Equities
Commodities
Overnight Commentary
United States Commentary
US markets recovered from their lows, but still finished in the red, after Chinese weakness hurt commodity names, and as financials
dragged on concerns that their recent recovery had gone too far too quickly. Better manaufacturing data wasn't enough to boost
indices, with Dow closing down 48pts and S&P 500 off 8.3pts.
Eco - Genrally better manufacturing data for August, from the Chicago Purchasing Manager improving to 50.0 vs 48.0 exp'd and 43.4
previous, and Milwaukee Manufacturing at 56.0 vs 48.0 exp'd and 45.0 previous, although the Dallas Manufacturing improved but still
contracting at -9.1% vs -14.0% exp'd and -23.4% previous.
Resources - Alcoa lost 3.6% and Caterpillar fell 3% as the LME exchange was closed but Shanghai tumbled on concerns of a
slowdown and lending curbs will limit growth. Crude also fell below the $70/barrel level, Freeport-McMoRan lost 3.8% and ExxonMobil
fell 1.4%.
Financials - AIG lost 9.8% to top the S&P 500 losses after concerns over its valuations as Barron's called its stock overpriced, after the
shares more than tripled in August. Elsewhere Citi down 4.4%, BoA lost 2.2% and AmEx fell 1.2%.
Energy - Baker Hughes Inc lost 9.6%, to be the worst on the S&P 100, after the world's third-largest oilfield-services provider agreed to
buy BJ Services for $5.5bn, a 16% premium for the natural-gas and deepwater bsiness. BJ Services rose 4.1%.
Disney - Walt Disney fell 3% after it announced ithad agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4bn in cash and scrip, sending the
comic book maker surging 25%.
Financial - KKR Financial Holdings, the debt-affiliate of buyout firm KKR & Co, advanced 19% after it was raised to 'market outperform'
on improved liquidity, net cashflows to shareholders and positive trends in credit markets.
Euro Banks - Falling global equity markets did little to help the banks. BNP was off 1.7%, SocGen dropped 1%, Deutsche Bank was
2.5% lower and Commerzbank ended down 1.3%. Greek Banks were hit hard by a poor retail sales number.
Industrials - HeidelbergCement fell 2.5% after recently announcing China and India were improving. Holcim fell 1.2%, Bouygues
dropped 1.4%. Norwegian solar power group Renewable Energy Corp which recently announced a new plant in Singapore sank 4.6%.
Resources Commentary
Miners - Metal and mining groups were lower. French miner Eramet dropped 2.6%, aluminium producer Norsk Hydro fell 2.9% and
ArcelorMittal was off 2.8%.
Energy - Crude was hit with the China weakness falling below $70 per barrel. Total fell 0.8%, Statoil was off 2.9% and Repsol ended
1% lower.
SPI Commentary
The SPI traded down 12pts or 0.27% to 4471. Open at 4501 with a high of 4534 and a low of 4458. Volume 34,050. Overnight the SPI
traded down 10pts to 4461.
*SPI report taken from the 9:50am open to the 4:30pm close on the previous trading day. Charts taken from IRESS
Monday AUS TDMI inflation gauge, HIA new home sales, RBA private sector credit, wages bill, real business sales, company profits,
real business inventories, small business profits
US Chicago PMI
Tuesday AUS AIG/PWC manufacturing PMI, building approvals, real net exports, current account balance, real public demand, RBA
cash rate decsiion
US
Wednesday AUS Real GDP
US ISM, pending home sales, construction spending, ADP employment report
Thursday AUS AIG/CBA services PSI, trade balance
US US FOMC minutes
Friday AUS
US Non farm payrolls, unemployment rate, average hourly earnings, consumer credit
*Dates are indicative only and may change
Upcoming Dividends
Source: IRESS
STO has been moving higher since July and recently broke resistance at $15. The stock now looks headed to its march
high of $16.50 which is also RBS Research target price.
STO has transformed into an LNG stock with two recent deals being added to the portfolio of potential LNG
developments, bringing the total number of possible LNG assets, at differnent stages of development, up to five. Given
this new strategic direction, STO appears to predominantly position itself increasingly as an LNG player. RBS Research
believe that this makes the company attractive as a target to international oil companies seeking to participate in the LNG
race from an early stage.
Source: IRESS
• Woolworths’ intends to acquire, through a joint venture with US home improvement retailer Lowe’s, hardware
wholesaler Danks for an enterprise value of A$87m (securing immediate scale, infrastructure and expertise), as
well as establish a Big Box H&HI format (also via the JV), to compete directly with Bunnings.
• Investment and proceeds in the JV are to be split two-thirds Woolworths and one-third Lowe’s, and RBS Research
estimate cA$3.5bn in sales and cA$330m in JV EBIT is possible should the company achieve its plan of 150 sites
over five years
• RBS Research believe a successfully established big box format could enhance valuation $1.25 - $1.75 per share
Source: IRESS
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