Main earnings releases. Toyota Motor, Allianz, Deutsche Telekom, Iberdrola, Merck KGaA, Bayer, Zurich Insurance, Electricité de France, Coupang , Ahold Delhaize, Fortum , CNP Assurances...

 

  • Ubisoft: Results for the fiscal year ended March 31 were up. For the new year, the group is targeting adjusted operating income of between €420 million and €500 million.
  • Allianz: the insurer reported quarterly results above consensus expectations.
  • Bayer: Q1 earnings rose sharply. Forecasts are confirmed.
  • Commerzbank: 2021 targets raised for Germany's second largest bank.
  • Deutsche Telekom: the operator raises its 2021 guidance on the sidelines of its Q1 earnings release.
  • Electronic Arts: quarterly results allow the stock to gain 2% in after-hours trading.
  • Toyota: the manufacturer's forecasts for the new financial year are lower than expected. The group announced a five-for-one stock split scheduled for next October.
  • Nissan Motor falls more than 10% in Tokyo after disappointing forecasts.
  • SAP SE's chairman's foundation is involved in a joint venture with the software company without making the required transparency disclosures.
  • Palantir allows bitcoin payments and plans to invest in crypto-currencies.
  • Elon Musk asks the twittosphere if Tesla should accept dogecoin as a payment method.
  • Prosus to buy 45.4% of Naspers.
  • Xiaomi leaves US blacklist.
  • US biotech Gingko to merge with SPAC Soaring Eagle for $17.5bn valuation.
  • Dufry to operate shops at Teesside International Airport.
  • Implenia completed the acquisition of BAM Swiss.