Stock Indexes of U.S. and Europe up to the September 8, 2010
/IRBIS, September 9, 2010/ - As a result of trading September 8, 2010 importance
of indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe was:
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Trend (in %) for
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Sept. 8, 2010 from the History max.**
a day* a month beginning
of 2010
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MADX INDX. 1,092.67 +0.98 -2.35 -13.44 1,724.95
CAC 40 3,677.21 +0.92 -2.65 -8.39 6,944.70
NASDAQ 2,228.87 +0.90 -3.33 -3.45 5,048.62
DAX 6,164.44 +0.76 -2.95 +1.92 8,136.16
BEL20 2,556.00 +0.67 -0.58 -0.31 4,756.82
S&P 500 1,098.87 +0.64 -2.56 -3.01 1,565.16
Dow Jones 10,387.01 +0.45 -2.91 -1.86 13,727.03
Swiss 6,386.95 +0.42 -0.07 -3.69 9,531.46
FTSE 100 5,429.74 +0.41 +0.36 -1.28 8,105.69
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MSCI Europe 91.01 +1.00 +0.11 +3.09 144.21
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** rows sorted in descending order a day
** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation
Trading in stock markets the U.S. and Europe on Wednesday
ended the growth of the major indices on a background of
reducing tension on the debt problems of some European
countries. On the positive mood of investors affected reported
fairly good results of the placement of government bonds in
Portugal. As it became known yesterday, Portugal placed two
bonds maturing in 2013 and 2021 years the volume of 661
million euros and 378 million euros, respectively. Yield notes,
repaid in 2013, amounted to 4.086% per annum, demand for
bonds exceeded supply by 1.9 times. The yield of bonds
maturing in 2021 amounted to 5.973% per annum, demand
exceeded supply by 2.6 times. At the same time yesterday
published a number of macroeconomic statistics, which was of a
contradictory character. However, their influence on the mood of
the markets went unnoticed. Industrial output in Germany in July
2010 increased by 0.1% compared with June. Analysts expected
the growth rate by 1%. In annual terms, rose by 10.9%, while
analysts had expected growth to 12.5%. According to the
National Bureau of Statistics, the UK, the volume of industrial
production in the country in July 2010 increased by 0.3%
compared to June. Analysts predicted that the figure will grow by
0.4%. Positive trade balance of Germany in July 2010,
seasonally adjusted, compared to June rose to 12.7 billion euros.
Analysts had expected the values at the level of 13.0 billion
euros. In the revised data, in June 2010 the trade surplus in
Germany amounted to 12.4 billion euros previously reported 12.3
billion euros. The trade deficit of France in July 2010, seasonally
adjusted, totaled 4.18 billion euros. Analysts had expected the
values at the level of 4.1 billion euros.
On Wednesday, in the U.S. was published report of the Federal
Reserve "Beige Book", however, it had no significant impact on
investor moods. Sounding data in the report did not differ
significantly from the information presented in the previous issue
of the Beige Book: U.S. economy slowing, the prospects are still
not clear.
FTSE 100 Index - stock index, calculated Agency Financial Times based on rates
100 companies with the largest capitalization on the list of the London Stock
Exchange.
DAX - Germany's stock index. Calculated as weighted average capitalization value
stock prices of the largest companies in Germany.
CAC 40 - France's stock market index. Calculated as weighted average
capitalization value stock prices 40 largest companies whose shares are traded on
the stock exchange Euronext Paris.
BEL20 - key stock index, Belgium. Calculated on the Brussels Stock Exchange. The
index comprises 10 to 20 companies.
MADX Index - main index of the Madrid area, calculated on the basis of
capitalization of the shares of leading companies in Spain.
SMI-includes shares of 20 largest companies traded on the Swiss Exchange.
S&P 500 - one of the major U.S. stock indices, a basket which included 500
selected companies in the U.S. having the largest capitalization.
DJIA - the oldest among the existing U.S. market indexes, covers the 30 largest
U.S. companies.
Nasdaq Composite Index - a composite index NASDAQ, includes more than five
thousand companies (both American and foreign), which are in listing NASDAQ.
MSCI Europe - a composite index of market capitalization of developed stock
markets in Europe. Since September 2002, MSCI Europe Index consists of the
following 16 developed market country indices: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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