Index Ksetra the Frankfurt Stock Exchange DAX (Xetra DAX) rose 33.57 points (0.57%) and at the level of 5909.54. Index of the London Stock Exchange Futsi 100 (FTSE 100) rose by 42.12 points (0.77%) and at the level of 5497.49. The March futures on the index S & Pi 500 (SP 500) on Globex (Globex) rose by 2.8 points and is 1135.1. The euro /dollar established in the European session in a narrow range between levels 1.4364 and 1.4391. On the one hand, support for the euro against the dollar has a growth rate pound /dollar, as well as increased rates of gold, the Australian and New Zealand dollars. support of, the riskier instruments has expectation, in particular, the positive data in China, which will be published this week. On the other hand, the euro continues to pressure from investors due to concerns about the situation with the budget deficit in Greece. pound /dollar rose today to the level of 1.6375.
Dynamics On Friday, Jan. 15 quotes for gold and silver have completed trades with a decrease in value against the background of strengthening U.S. dollar on the foreign exchange market, FOREX, and also because of the negative dynamics of equity markets and adjacent areas. As a result of trading on the COMEX, division of the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) quotes gold futures dropped 12.50 to 1130.50 on dollars per troy ounce, quotes, silver futures fell 23 cents to 18.43 dollars per ounce. Causes On Friday 15 January futures on precious metals have completed trades with a decrease in price under the following factors: 1 - strengthening of the dollar in the FOREX market to the weakening of the tendency of investors to take risks after the economic makrostatistiki and news related to credit in Europe and the global economic recovery, 2 - negative dynamics of the neighboring markets, namely the drop in oil prices, the fifth consecutive day, and 3 - the fall of the stock sites, where the major U.S. stock indices closed in the red zone against the backdrop of negative quarterly reports (Dow Jones industrial average - 10609.65 (-100.90, or -0.94%), Nasdaq Composite - 2287.99 (-28.75, or -1.24%), SP 500 - 1136.03 (-12.43, or -1.08%)), 4 - lack of inflationary pressures has prompted some traders sell futures for gold to leveling or reduction of positions in anticipation of the three-day weekend on the occasion of Martin Luther King in the United States.