房利美第三季度淨營收76.5億美元，市場預期73.2億美元；第三季度淨利潤42億美元，市場預期39.4億美元。

U.S. and Brent crude each rose $0.80 intraday to $100.28/bbl and $110.37/bbl, respectively.

BNP Paribas said last quarter European clients moved off the sidelines and traded more actively, helping corporate and investment banking revenue surge and underpin a better-than-expected quarterly result reported Wednesday. Equity trading revenue jumped about 50%, and the bank said ongoing investment in those businesses is paying off. BNP Paribas has also benefited from a strong prime-brokerage franchise after taking on many hedge-fund clients from Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in prior years, and robust advisory activity (including in Europe) helped global banking revenue rise 8.4%. The bank’s COO and head of corporate & institutional banking said recent work to deepen and improve the client base has increased diversification across clients, services and geographies, supporting performance across market conditions.