U. S. stocks were red before trading on Wednesday, with S & P 500, NASDAQ and Dow Jones stock index futures all up. Among them, Dow Jones 30 rose 0.62% to 24540.5 points, US S & P 500 index futures rose 0.41% to 2642.88 points, and NASDAQ 100 index futures rose 0.47% to 6684.00 points.
Sterling traders were increasingly bullish in early European trading amid widespread expectations of a delay in Brexit or speculative optimism about the outlook for Brexit. Britain's FTSE 100th index was at 6822.0; France's CAC40 index was at 4866.0, up 0.43%; and Germany's DAX30 index was at 11120.0, up 0.38%.
[hot news]
The Brexit process has reached a new crossroads and the future is uncertain.Public opinion here has revealed that in order to avoid the catastrophic consequences of "Brexit without agreement", the EU is considering conditional postponement of the break-up deadline originally scheduled for March 29.
Goldman Sachs Group predicts 2019: us GDP growth will be less than 2 per cent.Goldman Sachs Group's forecast for real GDP growth in the US for the four quarters of 2019 is 2 per cent, 2 per cent, 1.8 per cent and 1.8 per cent respectively, that is, full-year GDP growth will return to below 2 per cent.
Top 500 most valuable brands in the world: the value of Chinese brands exceeds 1 trillion US dollars.Huawei jumped to 12th place from 25th last year, with brand value up 63.7 per cent. The brand value of Wechat, an instant messaging app owned by Tencent, increased by 126.2% to US $50.707 billion, ranking 20th.
[Asian Market Overview]
The Prev index closed at 2581.00 points, up 0.05%; the Shenzhen Composite Index closed at 7523.77 points, up 0.09%Major stock indexes closed flat, and the boost from the government's expectations of more stimulus measures to support the economy was offset by doubts about the trade dispute between China and the United States.。Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishing led the rise, chemical industry, building materials and cars led the rise, non-bank finance led the decline, and leisure services, mining, medicine and biology led the decline.
The Nikkei index closed down 0.1% at 20593.72.Weaker-than-expected Japanese exports in December and concerns about U.S.-China relations added to worries about the outlook for the export-oriented Japanese economy, but the weaker yen eased the pressure on exporters.
South Korea's composite index changed from falling to rising to 2127.78 points, an increase of 0.47%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed up 2.75 points, or 0.01%, at 27008.2.. It was largely flat, with optimism that China would take stimulus measures to boost economic growth, offsetting concerns about the weak outlook for trade and the global economy.
[important news of Chinese stocks]
Us-listed stocks rose before the session:
$Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS.US) $It was up 4.80 before trading.KeyBanc upgraded Vipshop Holdings Limited's rating to overweight.
$Weibo Corp (WB.US) $It was up 2.27% before trading.On Tuesday, Nomura downgraded to "neutral" and Weibo Corp's shares tumbled, falling more than 60 per cent over the past year.
$JD.com (JD.US) $It was up 1.48% before trading.JD.com Mall has been upgraded to a retail sub-group and the management team has been unveiled in Davos. In the future, JD.com Group will appear JD.com retail, JD Logistics, Inc., JD.com digital technology "go hand in hand" situation.
$Uxin Ltd. (UXIN.US) $It was up 1.27% before trading.DCCI released the online second-hand car trading experience report, Youxin took the lead in a number of indicators.
[important news from American companies]
$Procter & Gamble Co (PG.US) $It rose 3.94% before trading.The results exceeded market expectations, with net profit of $3.216 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2019, up 26% from a year earlier.Revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 was $17.4 billion, and shares rose more than 3 per cent before trading。
$Apple Inc (AAPL.US) $It was up 0.57% before trading.Apple Inc topped the list of the world's most respected companies for the 12th year in a row, released by Fortune magazine in 2018.
$International Business Machines Corp (IBM.US) $：It was up 6.8% before the day.The company released results for the fourth quarter of last year after trading on Tuesday, with earnings and first-quarter guidance exceeding expectations.
$Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) $：It was down 1.48% before trading.Royal Bank of Canada downgraded his rating from the same level as the big city to outperform the big city, and the target price was lowered to US $245.
$Comcast Corp (CMCSA.US) $：It was up 2.95% before the session.Comcast Corp's revenue growth in the financial quarter was boosted by media and broadband services。
[financial report]
Hot spot results report on the 24th:$TAL Education Group (TAL.US) $、$Starbucks Corp (SBUX.US) $、$Intel Corp (INTC.US) $
Hot spot results report on the 25th:$Ericsson (ERIC.US) $、$Colgate (CL.US) $