Deckers Down, Nokia Up: Upside, Downside Movers in the Morning

Upside

– $CCI +11%, SBAC +9.9%, AMT +8.5% (tower operators rise after a report that SpaceX is discussing infrastructure partnerships for a nationwide wireless buildout)

– $NOK +5.2% (Q3 profit beat as AI-and-cloud sales more than doubled and order intake surged)

– $LITE +3.5%, AAOI +2.3%, COHR +2.3% (optical-networking names gain on read-through from Nokia’s sharp AI-and-cloud order growth)

– $BAH +1.9% (Q2 profit beat offset a slight revenue miss)

– $TECK +1.7% (copper-linked stocks rise as copper prices advance)

Downside

– $FLG -8.3% (Q3 profit and revenue missed expectations)

– $DECK -8.2% (quarterly sales missed and the FY sales outlook was cut, while the higher EPS guide relied partly on tariff refunds)

– $INFY -8.2% (FY revenue-growth guidance was cut to 1%-2% despite strong large-deal wins)

– $ALV -5.2% (Q3 profit and sales missed as cost headwinds weighed on results)

– $CRDO -4.6% (AI-infrastructure hardware weakness continues amid concerns over the pace and returns of sector spending)

– $TMUS -4.5%, T -4.4%, VZ -3.9% (wireless carriers fall after a report that SpaceX is pursuing a nationwide cellular-infrastructure program)

– $BE -3.9% (record results and raised guidance were not enough after a major AI-power rally)

– $MRNA -3.7% (extends losses following leaked cancer-vaccine data that disappointed investors)

– $FIX -3.1% (earnings beat, but the CFO retirement and elevated expectations drive a sell-the-news reaction)

– $ACN -2.7%, $CTSH -2.0% (IT-services names fall after Infosys cut its FY growth outlook)

– $WDC -1.9%, STX -1.4% (storage names retreat despite WDC’s beat-and-raise report as elevated expectations trigger profit-taking)

A Look at Thursday

US economic data remains light with weekly jobless claims, September leading and coincident indicators and the Kansas City Fed’s October manufacturing survey.

The Fed remains in its blackout period ahead of next week’s October 27–28 FOMC meeting.

Non-Bill (>1yr in maturity) US Treasury auctions continue with a $26bn 5-year TIPS auction.

Q3 earnings season continues with 27 S&P 500 components: Procter & Gamble ($PG), Union Pacific ($UNP), Western Digital ($WDC), Blackstone ($BX), Valero Energy ($VLO), Lockheed Martin ($LMT), Newmont ($NEM), Comcast ($CMCSA), Norfolk Southern ($NSC), Bloom Energy ($BE), Honeywell ($HON), Nasdaq ($NDAQ), Comfort Systems USA ($FIX), CBRE Group ($CBRE), PG&E ($PCG), Roper Technologies ($ROP), Huntington Bancshares ($HBAN), VeriSign ($VRSN), Quest Diagnostics ($DGX), Dover ($DOV), PulteGroup ($PHM), Dow ($DOW), Snap-on ($SNA), Tractor Supply ($TSCO), NVR ($NVR), Allegion ($ALLE) and Deckers Outdoor ($DECK).

Ex-US highlights are France October business confidence, EU27 September new car registrations, Eurozone October consumer confidence, Canada September industrial product price index, and a policy decision in South Korea.