Today in Japan, a public holiday, financial markets in the country closed. Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Heng Seng (Hang Seng) has grown by 400.88 points (2.75%) and is located at 14955.99.

rate euro /yen has grown on the Asian session at 130 points and reached 127.95. Pound /yen rose 180 points to 142.72. Course dollar /yen rose to 97.02. Yesterday's figures showing a sharp increase in consumer confidence in the United States, have given investors optimism. Dealers noted that this delay is reflected in the formation of risk attitudes, cross-rates associated with yenoy again received support.

now directed the attention of investors to the publication of data on rates of economic recession in the United States in the first quarter of this year, as well as the results of meetings of the Committee of the U.S. Federal Reserve open market and the Governing Board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

Today

expected output the following data:at 08:00 GMT - the index of money supply M3 in Europe (16) March (forecast 5.7% for the year, the previous value of 5.9% per year);at 08:00 GMT - the index of money supply M3 in Europe (16) for three months, including March (forecast 5.9% for the year, the previous value of 6.5% per year);at 09:00 GMT - business sentiment index (Economic sentiment index) in Europe (16) April (forecast 65.0, the previous value of 64.6);at 09:00 GMT - the business climate indicator (Business climate indicator) in Europe (16) April (estimate -3.53, previous value of -3.58);at 12:30 GMT - a preliminary index of gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States for the first quarter (-4.9% forecast for the year, the previous value of -6.3% per year);at 18:15 GMT - the results of the meeting of the open market the U.S. Federal Reserve;at 20:00 GMT - the results of meetings of the Governing Board of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand;at 23:01 GMT - the index of consumer confidence (Gfk consumer confidence) in the UK in April (-28 the forecast, the previous value of -30);at 23:50 GMT - a preliminary index of industrial production (Industrial production) in Japan in March (-0.8% forecast for the month, -34.7% for the year, the previous value of -9.4% for the month, -38.4% per year) .