Autos, Aerospace and a $141bn Giant Headline the Week

Today brings a busy slate of confirmed earnings. Safran, the French aerospace group with a $141bn market cap, reports this morning alongside fellow Paris-listed names Air Liquide, Vinci and Dassault Aviation. Swiss dermatology company Galderma also posts today.

Automakers dominate the rest of the week. Volvo Car reports today. Finland car registration data, a leading indicator for Volvo Car's revenue, is running 9% below the same quarter last year with all three months counted. India registrations, another leading dataset for the company, point the opposite way, running 9% higher year-on-year.

Kia Corporation follows on Monday. Mercedes-Benz reports Tuesday, with Dutch car registrations, a strong-fit leading indicator for its revenue, down 6% on a year ago. Volkswagen and Renault both post on Thursday.

Sports betting names carry a macro tailwind. Massachusetts online sports wagering gross revenue rose 34% year-on-year to $72.2m in September, a record pace that could benefit operators reporting this week.

No IPOs are scheduled in the next seven days. The Russell 2000 December review ranking cut-off falls on 30 October, with 126 names still in play and Kenvue facing $1.8bn of forced index selling if its acquisition by Kimberly-Clark completes.