Mixed trend in Europe; Volvo plunges by about 20%

11:30

stock Auditi Tech is in a negative trend and has lost 24% of its value since the beginning of the year, with its price falling below its IPO price on the Nasdaq in 2023. The company is currently trading at a value of $1.75 billion. The investment bank Jefferies is optimistic about it and recommends it with a “buy” recommendation at a target price of $64, which reflects a premium of about 110% (the price on the Nasdaq is $30.51). Analyst Brian Tanquilot examined data from the information company Nielsen on the beauty industry and found that spending on the field is overtaking spending on other consumer areas at all income levels and that online sales are increasing. In his estimation, the macro environment is improving and this works in favor of Oditi’s two old brands, Ill Makeup and SpoiledChild.

Towards the 2025 reports of the software company JFrog (to be published next week), at the investment bank Cantor remain positive on the stock and recommend it with an “excess yield” recommendation and a target price of $80 – a 53.8% premium to the price on the Nasdaq. “We remain bullish ahead of the reports,” writes analyst Jonathan Rueckhaber in the review, and he adds that the fourth quarter of 2025 is challenging compared to the corresponding quarter in which the company closed three large deals, he Anticipating support from AI-based usage, the analyst estimates that the company will post a 17%-18% annual revenue growth forecast in 2026, slightly above consensus.

10:45

British oil giant of is decreasing now, after the company reported a weaker than expected quarterly profit, due to the drop in oil prices in the world. Adjusted quarterly profit was $3.26 billion, compared to analysts’ forecast for a profit of $3.53 billion.

CNBC reports that the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo falling by about 20%, after reporting a significant drop in its operating profit in the fourth quarter, citing the effects of tariffs, foreign exchange fluctuations and weak demand.

10:20

European stock markets opened the day with a mixed trend. The DAX index is trading stable, the POTSI is down by about 0.1% and the CAC is up by about 0.6%.

In Asia, the stock markets closed mostly lower. South Korea’s Kospi index fell by nearly 4%, the Shanghai Stock Exchange fell by about 0.6%, the Japanese Nikkei lost about 0.7% and the Heng Seng closed stable.

7:50

Asian stock markets are trading in a negative trend this morning, following the declines recorded last night in technology stocks on Wall Street. The Kospi index falls by about 3.5%, the Japanese Nikkei falls by about 0.8%, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange weakens by a similar rate, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange loses about 0.7%.

Wall Street futures are trading slightly lower. The Nasdaq is steady, the S&P 500 is down about 0.1%, and the Dow Jones is losing about 0.2%.

The prices of the precious metals are falling this morning and continue to trade in volatility, after in recent days they experienced a recovery from their historic drop at the end of last week. Gold is down over 1% and is trading around $4,900 per ounce, while silver is down over 8% and is trading around $77 per ounce.

In the crypto market, Bitcoin is falling by over 7% this morning and is approaching the $70,000 mark – a level not seen since October 2024.

Oil prices continue their decline since yesterday and are now down about 2%, following the reports that the US and Iran are expected to meet for talks in Oman this Friday. The price of a barrel of American type oil is about $63.7, while the price of a barrel of Brent oil is about $68.

Wall Street

Wall Street concluded yesterday another day of declines in software and technology stocks, following the new developments launched by the AI ​​company Anthropic, alongside the decline of the chip giant AMD . The technology-biased Nasdaq index lost about 1.5%, the S&P 500 lost about 0.5% and the Dow Jones added about 0.5%.

The most notable declines in the software sector were recorded in stocks such as Magic , and Ronis , Lumen Technologies andAplobin . Other major names in the software field such as oracle , Krocked Strike , Now service andSalesforce They also traded in negative territory.

Chip company stock AMD Plunged about 17% and recorded its worst day since 2017, although its financial results exceeded analysts’ forecasts. The reason for the decline lies in its forecasts for the first quarter of 2026, which disappointed some analysts and investors. Investors, who had been expecting unbridled growth to close the gap with Nvidia, reacted with concern to the prospect of a slight drop in quarterly revenue, which raises questions about AMD’s ability to maintain momentum in the competitive AI market while its more traditional divisions, such as gaming, are slowing down.

Despite the drop in the stock, CEO Lisa Su said in an interview with CNBC that the demand for its advanced chips has accelerated in the last three months, and that there has also been increasing demand in the data center and processor (CPU) businesses. “What I can say as someone who sees things from the inside, is that AI is accelerating at a rate I could not have imagined,” said Su.

Other notable declines in the areas of chips and AI were recorded in stocks Nvidia , Palantir , Micron , Broadcom and-TSMC . Also a share Alphabetical (Google) going down, in preparation for the reports you will publish later today after trading closes. On the other hand, a share Super Micro Computer Jumping by more than 10%, after the results of the server manufacturer surpassed analysts’ expectations and raised its forecast for the next quarter.

Peter Bokwer, chief investment officer at One Point BFG Wealth Partners, told CNBC that “Bottom line, generative AI trading is no longer a one-way ticket. We’ve gone from a ‘buy all’ mode to a ‘not everybody can win’ mode. I believe we’re losing that trading style in terms of its ability to carry the market up, but fortunately, in the meantime, investors are finding other things to buy and that includes other areas of the S&P 500, small and medium-sized stocks and undoubtedly also international stocks.”

The pharmaceutical giant’s stock Eli Lilly jumped, after its full-year 2026 earnings forecast was stronger than analysts’ expectations. on the other hand, Novo Nordisk fell, after the company unexpectedly warned that its sales in 2026 are expected to fall more sharply than expected, amid strong price pressure in the American market for its flagship drugs for diabetes and weight loss.

Macro

The ADP employment index, which tracks the change in the number of people employed in private companies in the US, missed the forecasts of economists, and indicates a faltering labor market and an environment of “low-fire, low-hire” – few layoffs and few hirings.

According to the ADP report, the private companies added 22 thousand jobs in January – less than the addition of 37 thousand jobs in December and significantly below the consensus of economists, which was 45 thousand jobs. CNBC reports that the figure for the month of January is not expected to allay the Federal Reserve’s concerns about the weakness in the American labor market – which in recent months has been the main catalyst for the three interest rate reductions recently carried out by the central bank.

The official employment report of the US Bureau of Statistics was supposed to be published this Friday, but the publication was postponed until next Wednesday (February 11th), due to the partial shutdown in the US government, which ended yesterday afternoon.

The consumer price index in the European Union is expected to be published today, which is expected to leave the interest rate unchanged at 2%.