Ukrainian stock market closed on Thursday, falling under the influence of negative external environment, as well as short-term profit-taking by speculators on domestic platforms: the index of "Ukrainian Stock Exchange, fell to 0,76% - to 1640.4, the PFTS index - on 0,28 %, to 629.23 points. According to the specialist sales KBC Securities Ukraine Bohdan Kochubey, today"s trading session opened in positive territory, the optimism of European and Russian markets, but soon the mood changed dealers. The greatest negative impact had fears that China will continue to implement restrictive monetary policy, which in turn will impact on the world markets. As noted analyst investment group "TASK" Vyacheslav Ivanishin, negative impact on the markets has also had an unexpected increase in the number of applications for unemployment benefits in the United States to the maximum level for two months. However, he said, some support index was a strong quarterly reporting Goldman Sachs, under which up to the fourth quarter of 2009 the bank received net income of $ 4.95 billion, or $ 8.2 per share, while analysts on average, predicted the figure at $ 5.18 per share. In addition, the local sites significant pressure on shares of energy companies had news that the Ministry of Coal Industry and the Ministry of Fuel and Energy will increase the base price of coal for generating companies to 10%. According Ivanishina, strong fundamental news is negative, since an increase in coal prices further complicate the financial condition of energy companies. Experts predict that this could have a significant impact on share prices of companies sector in the medium term. The leading stock exchanges of Ukraine also continued sale of shares in Ukrnafta after not held Jan. 20 auction, bringing the shares have lost interest for buyers. However, as reported by B. Kochubey, amid news of a possible introduction of additional benefits for manufacturers of aircraft (the law initiated by the president "Motor Sich" V.
European stocks continued to fall Wednesday evening, reported Bloomberg. Rally in the pharmaceutical sector was unable to reverse the negative, caused by fears of collapse measures by China to stimulate economic growth. composite index of the largest companies in the region Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell from the open market at 1%. Indices are reduced in all 18 countries of the region, except for Iceland. Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday that China will control the pace of credit growth in the country. The head of China"s banking regulator said that some banks were required to reduce the volume of lending. told the Chinese media, the government ordered the country"s largest banks to stop issuing new loans before the end of January. According to some reports, China"s banks since the beginning of this year has already provided loans of more than 1 trillion yuan ($ 160 billion). The market fears that it could adversely affect the growth of Chinese economy and demand for European goods. prices for metals, including copper, nickel, lead and tin, also dropped on Wednesday on fears China folding incentives, and therefore the fall and quotations of securities of mining companies. value of shares in Rio Tinto fell during trading on 4,1%, Xstrata - on 5,8%. Renault shares fell in price by 4,1%, UBS analysts lowered the recommendation for the securities of the company to "sell" from "neutral." Papers Daimler fell 2.4%. Papers Kesa Electricals, one of Europe"s largest electronics store chain, fell 3.6%. Proceeds company"s stores open at least a year ago, has declined over the period from 1 November to 8 January to 0,3%.
Stock Indexes in Asia fell Wednesday, the third consecutive day as investors fear that the PRC government would cease to stimulate the economy of the country in order to prevent the formation of bubbles in asset markets, reports Bloomberg. Composite stock index MSCI Asia Pacific Asia Pacific lost 0.4% with the opening of trading, falling to 124.73 points. Chinese Shanghai Composite fell 1% after the Chinese regulators ordered the country"s largest banks to stop issuing new loans before the end of January. Hong Kong Hang Seng fell 1.3%. According to some estimates, China"s banks since the beginning of this year has already provided loans of more than 1 trillion yuan ($ 160 billion). Stock quotes China Construction Bank Corp. decreased by 2,7% at the auctions in Hong Kong. Price Securities Nomura Holdings Inc. fell 3.7% after Credit Suisse Group downgraded the shares of brokerage firms in general.
index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) fell 27.38 points (-0.25%) and closed at 10737.52. Yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds is 1.330 (increased from the previous closing on 0.005). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Haeng Seng (Hang Seng) fell 499.07 points (-2.30%) and is located at 21178.91. The euro /dollar fell today to the level of 1.4165, a minimum of 19 August 2009. The negative impact on the euro against the dollar has a drop in the Australian, New Zealand dollar, gold, stock indices and lower oil prices. Euro continues to remain under pressure due to investors" anxiety about the situation with the budget deficit in Greece and Portugal. The fall of the euro /dollar strengthened trigger stop orders to sell the euro below 1.4250. closing long positions in more risky instruments associated with measures of China"s leadership, aimed at tightening monetary policy. The market has information on that China"s banks have been instructed to stop issuing loans to the end of this month. Pressure on the New Zealand dollar have also had lower rates of inflation in New Zealand. This week, investors" attention remains directed to the publication of financial statements of major American companies for the fourth quarter of 2009, in particular, banks Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs. These data could have a noticeable effect on the behavior of U.S. stock indices. index of business activity in the services sector1000(Tertiary activity index) in Japan for November -0.2% (forecast 0.0%, the previous value of 0.5%). industrial price index (PPI) in Germany in December -0.1% for the month, -5.2% for the year (forecast 0.2% per month, -5.2% for the year, the previous value of 0.1% for the month, -5.9% per year) .
index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) fell 90.18 points (-0.83%) and closed at 10764.90. Yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds is 1.330 (increased from the previous closing on 0.015). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Haeng Seng (Hang Seng) has grown by 50.27 points (0.23%) and is located at 21510.28. The euro /dollar rose in the Asian session to the level of 1.4411. Support for the euro against the dollar has appreciation of the pound /dollar, which has grown today to a mark 1.6436. The market has information on what the U.S. company Kraft Foods Inc. is close to buying the British company Cadbury PLC for $ 19 billion. Currency dollar /yen fell to 90.31. Expected bankruptcy of the company Japan Airlines may increase the Yen, as companies need to recover their funds from abroad and buy yen. Meary China to tighten monetary policy, putting pressure on the rates of the Australian and New Zealand dollars. After Weekend in the U.S. today, trading volumes are low, which contributes to sharp fluctuations in exchange rates. Euro continues to remain under pressure due to investors" anxiety about the situation with the budget deficit in Greece. This week, investors" attention will be directed to the publication of financial statements of major American companies for the fourth quarter of 2009, in particular, banks Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs.
index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) has grown by 74.42 points (0.68%) and closed at 10982.10. Yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds is 1.320 (has fallen from the previous closing on 0.010). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Haeng Seng (Hang Seng) fell 62.79 points (-0.29%) and is located at 21654.16. The euro /dollar fell on the Asian session, with the level of 1.4509 to 1.4377. The euro /yen sank nearly 200 points to a mark of 130.49. The euro was under pressure because of speculation that the Chancellor of Germany may resign. Negative factor for the euro is also the situation in Greece, namely the high level of indebtedness of the country. ECB President Trichet said in a statement today, the fact that in Europe (16) there are "problems with debts. Currency Australian dollar /U.S. dollar fell from 0.9312 to 0.9236 level. The course of gold sank to twelve dollars to the level of 1133.20 dollars per troy ounce. Dealers noted that in anticipation of the weekend, investors reduce the amount of risky positions. wholesale price index (Wholesale prices) in Germany in December was 0.2% per month, 0.2% for the year (the previous value of 0.7% for the month, -3.2% per year). Today is scheduled for release the following data: at 09:00 GMT - the final value of the consumer price index (CPI) in Italy in December (forecast 0.2% per month, 1.0% for the year, the previous value of 0.0% per month, 0.7% for the year); at 10:00 GMT - Trade Balance (Trade balance) in billions of euros in Europe (16) for November (forecast 5.0, the previous value of 8.8); at 10:00 GMT - the final value of the consumer price index (Harmonized CPI) in Europe (16) for November (forecast 0.3% per month, 0.9% for the year, the previous value of 0.1% per month, 0.5% for the year); at 13:30 GMT - an index of business activity of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index) in the U.S.
European stocks finished the first week of growth in 2010, Dow Jones Stoxx 600 rose to its highest level in 15 months against a background of signals revive the global economy after the recession. As reports Bloomberg, Stoxx 600 per week jumped to 2,1%. This indicator has been growing for four consecutive weeks, which is the longest period of growth for five months. "Of all the asset classes stocks look more attractive - the head unit"s investment strategy Barclays Wealth in London, Kevin Gardiner. - Even if the pace of economic recovery are inconclusive, the growth of corporate profits will support a further rise in the stock markets." positive for European equity markets have statistics on the economy of China and the United States, published last week. Thus, Chinese purchasing managers index, a barometer of the situation in the country"s manufacturing sector grew in December, and the index of industrial activity in the U.S. (ISM Manufacturing) last month reached 55.9 points - the highest level in more than three years, exceeding the average forecast Experts in 54.3 points. In addition, calculated by Markit Economics indicator of activity in the euro zone manufacturing sector grew in December, the third consecutive month, a similar indicator for the UK rose to its highest level in 25 months. "Investors increasingly expect the companies a good return and hope that they will be able to work successfully in the current economic situation - says the manager WestLB Mellon Asset Management in Duesseldorf Stefan soaking.
index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Ksetra DAX (Xetra DAX) rose 11.78 points (0.20%) and at the level of 5864.34. Index of the London Stock Exchange Futsi 100 (FTSE 100) rose by 0.22 points (0.00%) and is located at the level of 5281.76. Index of the Paris Stock Exchange, BTB 40 (CAC 40) rose to 10.50 points (0.27%) and at the level of 3902.86. December futures on the index of S & Pi 500 (SP 500) on Globex (Globex) rose by 4.6 points and is 1095.7. Opening of the American stock indexes are now expected to top. The euro /dollar established in the European session in a narrow range of 1.4951-1.4991. Rate pound /dollar stabilized above the 1.6400 mark. Course of gold stands at about 1065.00 dollars per troy ounce. Dealers noted that the dollar remains under pressure. The attention of investors focused on the current data in the United States. According to news reports, China's leadership is dissatisfied with the weakening of the dollar, since much of the gold reserves is stored in the dollar-denominated instruments. Preliminary index value of M4 money supply in the UK for September was 0.7% per month, 11.3% for the year (the previous value of 0.1% per month, 12.5% for the year).
Asian stock markets rise on Tuesday after Australia's central bank signaled further increases in interest rates as economic growth, and profit Apple Inc. exceeded analysts' expectations, reported Bloomberg. composite index of Asia-Pacific region MSCI Asia Pacific rose by 0,9% - up to a maximum of 13 months of 121,50 points. Japanese Nikkei 225 added 0.7%, Australia SP /ASX 200 - 1,4%. global economic recovery continues - believes strategist Toyota Asset Management Co. Masaru Hamasaki. - Demand uluchaetsya, especially in high technology industries, and we can expect more positive results of the companies than expected. Bank of Australia has published minutes of the meeting held on 6 October, where there was no need for keeping interest rates low and the inconvenience of such action under the circumstances. Apple Inc. culminated in the fiscal fourth quarter profit increased by 46%, revenue - by 25% due to higher than expected market, sales of phones iPhone, Mac computers and devices iPod. Apple said in a quarterly report that has earned over the last three months of $ 1.67 billion, or $ 1.82 per share, with revenue of $ 9.87 billion a year ago the company earned profits of $ 1.14 billion, or $ 1.26 per share, recording revenue of $ 7.9 billion value of shares of the Australian finkompanii Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd.
stock market of Russia began the week of growth, together with global stock markets and oil, having played the loss last Friday, the leaders were made of paper Rostelecom (RTS: RTKM), shot 20% in anticipation of news from the meeting of the Board of Directors of Svyazinvest October 20. The results of the auctions on Monday, the MICEX index rose to 1,365.24 points (3.66%), the RTS - to 1433.37 points (1.75%), prices of most core chips on the stock exchange rose to 1, 1-6,5%. Futures on the RTS index reached the plus to the underlying asset at 5 points, suggesting the absence of negative expectations of players. Ordinary shares of Rostelecom took off on the MICEX 19,7% - to 197.48 rubles. apiece, that is a maximum of 19 June this year, prefecture of the company increased by 12,7% (to 65.94 rubles.). At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Svyazinvest, October 20 will discuss the reorganization of the holding. Strategy for restructuring of Svyazinvest includes completion of the consolidation of its assets on the basis of Rostelecom by the spring of 2011. Dealers said the market shares of Rostelecom are undervalued among blue chips, they traded significantly below the annual highs, while other blue chips have already upgraded the annual summit. were also raised shares of Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) (2,3% on MICEX), VTB (RTS: VTBR) (5,1%), Lukoil (RTS: LKOH) (1,8% ), Rosneft (RTS: ROSN) (2,9%), Gazprom Neft (RTS: SIBN) (1,1%), Surgutneftegas (RTS: SNGS) (3,3%), Tatneft (RTS: TATN) (2,5%), Sberbank of Russia (RTS: SBER) (6,5%), Polyus Gold (RTS: PLZL) (5,7%). Shares Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) went up by 5%, supporting MMC Securities had a report for the first half, which turned out better than analysts' expectations. Net profit of Norilsk Nickel under IFRS amounted to $ 439 million compared to $ 2.682 billion in the first half of 2008, experts had expected earnings at an average of $ 355.4 million European stocks on Monday added more than 1% (FTSE index rose by 1,6%), the indices in the U.S. increased by 0,4-0,8%. The oil market prices have stabilized in the region of $ 79 per barrel WTI in anticipation of demand growth against the backdrop of the global economy out of recession. Price of the December futures contract for WTI crude oil was $ 79.13 per barrel (0.14%). Over the past week the price of fuel has shown the highest growth in nearly two months, but over the last three months it rose by 23%, despite an increase in stocks in the United States. important economic statistics in the West on Monday did not go, support the markets have had reports of companies Gannett (the largest U.S. newspaper publisher) and Eaton Corp. (one of the world's leading manufacturers of hydraulic equipment) for the third quarter, which turned out better than expected. Currently, financial indicators 31 of 37 companies index, SP 500, already published accounts for the last quarter exceeded market forecasts. This week, the results disclose a further 130 companies from the list of SP, the results come out on Monday, Texas Instruments and Apple. As analysts note Raiffeisen Capital This week will be resumed under the sign of the season for corporate reporting (reports come out Apple, Bank of NY, Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Boeing, Wells Fargo, etc.) that are likely , will add volatility trading. Large block of statistics on real estate market, labor market and inflation will also affect the mood of market participants. Short-term pattern in the current week looks mixed, however, the medium-term upward trend in Russia's stock market still remain, experts say. According to the chief of the shares IF Olma Dmitry Kulakov, on Monday, Russia's stock market was adjusted upward to a decrease in the Thursday-Friday last week. The continued weakening of the U.S. dollar, stable energy prices and rising global stock indicators contributed to the purchases. High level of liquidity and expectations that corporate profits for American companies for the third quarter will exceed forecasts so far not produced serious market adjustment. In addition, a valid excuse for domestic traders to replenish their portfolios has increased recommendations for JPMorgan Russia shares to above market on the background out of petroleum quotations from a range of $ 67 - $ 75 per barrel. Head of the stock control of the Moscow branch of the bank Vadim Smolensky Khloponin also notes that the stock market of Russia holds the higher oil prices and good liquidity, rather than new investment ideas. After the report on Monday by Apple to pick up the baton of reports on these auctions have Coca Cola, Yahoo, and Pfizer.