U.S. stocks were in negative territory on Friday morning on economic data from China, which showed industrial output and retail sales for November missed forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 450 points to 24,136, the S&P 500 index declined 1.59% to 2,608 and the Nasdaq Composite Index slid 0.46% to 6,965.
Shares of Belmond Ltd. (BEL, Financial) skyrocketed 40% on Friday on news that LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMUY, Financial) will buy the luxury hotel group in a deal valued at $3.2 billion, or $25 per share.
The company achieved $572 million in revenue and $140 million in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the last 12 months.
The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.
Gainers
- Sealed Air Corp. (SEE, Financial)
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD, Financial)
- Nucor Corp. (NUE, Financial)
- Under Armour Inc. (UAA, Financial)
- Valero Energy Corp. (VLO, Financial)
Losers
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial)
- Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST, Financial)
- Adobe Inc. (ADBE, Financial)
- Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (COG)
- Flowserve Corp. (FLS, Financial)
Global markets
The main European stock markets traded lower. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 fell 0.47%, France's CAC 40 declined 0.88%, Germany's Dax slipped 0.54% and Spain's IBEX 35 dipped 0.45%.
In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 2.02%, India’s BSE Sensex jumped 0.09%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.62% and China's Shanghai Composite fell 1.53%.
Disclosure: The author holds no positions in any stocks mentioned.
