The U.S. shares ended the session in positive territory by Standard & Poor’s 500 reported a profit first week of the month. Better than expected data on job creation increased optimism that the economy will avoid recession new. S & P 500 rose 1.3 percent to 1105 points. This is the fourth day of growth for the index and its longest winning streak from July Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.24 percent to 10,448 points and Nasadaq Composite – by 1.53 percent to 2234 points. Before the start of the session were published data on employment in the private sector in the U.S. showed that in August were up 67 thousand new jobs. The data for July were revised upward to 107 thousand jobs created, which reduced fears that unemployment will prevent of economy recovery. In early trading the shares traded in positive territory but then lost earnings due to higher than expected decline in the services sector in the country in August. But then came the main indexes of profit. Among the winners today were the financial sector and technology companies. Association study of U.S. individual investors showed that optimism about U.S. shares rebounded from a 17-month bottom thanks to the good economic data.
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The stock exchanges in Asia and the Pacific fell for the first time this week after growing concerns among investors about the recovery of U.S. economy prompted them to seek less risky assets like the yen, the dollar and government bonds. Shares of Japanese exporters have suffered most due to the appreciation of the yen to its strongest level against the dollar for the past 15 years. A strong yen makes goods of local producers more expensive on foreign markets and reduce their earnings after conversion into local currency. Shares of Canon and Sony fell more than 3 percent of the exchange in Tokyo for expensive yen. Shares of Toyota and Honda in turn lost around 2% because data for the decline in U.S. sales in July. Chinese mining companies fell after a decline in metal prices. Regional stock measure MSCI Asia Pacific, which oversees securities markets in ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand, losing 0.6 percent, disrupting its good performance from the previous two days, which brought him an increase of 2.2 percent. Most now come down shares of companies and consumer technology sector in its composition. Both groups decreased by more than 1%. MSCI Asia Pacific, however, reduced the loss of its highest point this year, celebrated on April 15, half to 6.3 percent.
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The U.S. shares started the new quarter with decreases after disappointing data on the labor market, production and sales of homes in the U.S., transmit CNBC. Gradually, after the initial sharp decline, however, the indexes recovered part of the losses, however, failed to move into positive territory. Instead, strong negativism move in raw materials. The leading indicator Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.44 percent of its value to the level of 9731 points. S & P 500 fell 0.3 percent to 1027 points and NASDAQ fell by 0.4 percent to 2101 points. Significantly higher losses were recorded in raw materials. Gold finished trading fell by 3.2 percent to 206.07 dollars an ounce, taking its sharpest one-day decline since February 4. Silver hand decreased by nearly 5 percent to 17.79 dollars an ounce. Oil did finish with a decline of 3.5 percent to 72.95 dollars a barrel with supply in August. With over 5 per cent decline and the price of natural gas. Reason for the sale was a series of disappointing data from the U.S. economy. Negative signals came from the labor market, housing market and manufacturing. Applications for unemployment benefits have increased during the week with 13 thousand to 472 thousand, while economists had expected a decline in the indicator. Other data did today showed growth in planned cuts by the companies and the private sector has added only 13 thousand jobs in July – well below expectations.
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Stock trading on the Old Continent was marked Tuesday with its biggest daily drop in more than a month. Indexes saw strong reductions amid concerns about the stability of economies in the U.S. and China and the European banking sector. Pan-European Stoxx Europe 600 indicator collapsed by 3% and reached a level of 243.82 points, dragged down by companies connected in some way with China. The reason lies in the dramatic revision of the business organization of the Conference Board’s leading indicator for China’s April, and the reported drop in U.S. consumer confidence for June, which also impacted negatively news – and in Europe and the U.S. While the stock is still ongoing decline in the U.S. market, so there was in Germany, where the main DAX index lost 3.33 percent to 5952 points, and with France’s CAC 40 to drop from 4.01 percent to 143.46 points . In Britain’s FTSE 100 retreated by 3.11 percent to 4914 points. Among the losers ran bank securities, especially shares of financial institutions in Spain. At BBVA’s position was reported a decline of over 7 per cent decrease in Intesa Sanpoalo was by 7.76%, as had an impact here and downward revision of financial institution ratings of Credit Suisse.
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The decreases of the stock market indexes in Asia and the Pacific stopped by today’s session brought their first growth since May 13. Mining companies helped most of the regional index MSCI Asia Pasific to get away from the bottom ten month which said yesterday. Low price levels of stocks today removed the concerns of spreading the debt crisis in Europe, but continued to weigh on the euro exchange rate for the third consecutive day. Stock Exchange in South Korea and the local currency could be recovered from yesterday’s sales, caused by tensions between North and South Korea. Index MSCI Asia Pacific, which covers the securities markets in ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand, growing 0.6 percent to 109.46 points, after having slid 3.1 percent by the end of yesterday’s session to the lowest level since July 2009 Appreciation of metals led by copper, increasing on average 1.6 per cent share prices of mining companies in their composition. Since yesterday was the loser, the Taiwanese Taiex index ranked among the most profitable in the region today. It rose 1 percent to 7 167.35 points while the Kospi in South Korea rose 1.4 percent to 1 582.12 points. With even stronger growth of 1.7 percent to 16,298 points distinguish the index of the 30 largest Indian companies BSE Sensex 30, after it became clear that the Government of India will pay a commission underwriter of the planned sales of shares of state-owned companies through the stock exchange in Mumbai.
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The strong red wave that swept the securities markets around the world today is not passed and indexes in the U.S.. Today’s session began with sharp decreases for all three major stock indicators on Wall Street despite the best evidence of the sharp increase in consumer confidence in May. The index that tracks the attitudes of households in the U.S. state of economy and labor market jumped from 57.5 points in April to 63.3 points in May, which was more than expected and its highest level in more than two years. Before the start of the session showed that house prices in major U.S. cities fell in the first quarter, which is a sign of instability in the property market in the country. It showed the index of S & P / Case-Shiller 20-largest city, which reported a decline of 3.2 percent in the first quarter. Compared to last year, however, family houses in the U.S. have increased by 2 per cent. The index of the 30 largest U.S. companies and traded Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.1 percent to 9 858.14 points an hour after the start of the session. It closed trading on Monday at its lowest level in three months.
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The stock exchanges in Asia and the Pacific have managed to recover part of the big sales during the previous two days, which brought their biggest losses for the past two months. Financial companies were again in focus of investors, but this time as the most profitable region. Regional stock index MSCI Asia Pacific, which includes public companies from ten Asian countries, Australia and New Zealand increased by 0.5 percent to 126.15 points. Metal prices rose after the rate of the dollar took down the price of oil rose from his bed three weeks from 81.45 dollars a barrel, reached yesterday. Greater economic optimism decreased the rate of the yen against all major currencies, which supported the shares of exporting companies on the stock exchange in Tokyo. The broader Topix index added Japanese 0.1 percent to 972 points, but the Nikkei 225 fell 0.1 percent to 10 900 points after the index of business activity in the services sector declined. The index that tracks the value of services purchased by companies, fell by 0.2 percent on a monthly basis in March. Exchange of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 1% to 21 624 points and offset part of the strong decline on Monday. Wide Chinese Shanghai Composite Index, however, remained negative territory today with a loss of 0.1% to 2 979 points. The news that the Chinese government had a ban on banks to grant loans to purchase a third property prompted strong sales of shares of construction and housing sector in recent days.
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The last session this week brought strong decreases in the three major indexes on Wall Street in the range of 1.1% to 1.6%, although two of the companies in the Dow Jones – Bank of America and General Electric, announced better than expected profit for the first three months of this year. The news that investment bank Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud by mortgage securities, shocked Wall Street and overshadowed the good data on housing in the U.S. in March. The index of 30 largest stock exchange and frequently traded companies Dow Jones IA fell 1.1 percent, or 126 points to 11 018.66 points. The broad measure of stock S & P 500 lost 1.6 percent to 1 192.13 points while the index of companies by the exchange Nasdaq – Nasdaq Composite, fell 1.4 percent to 2 481.26 points. Session on Thursday brought minor changes to the index after three disappointing news for initial unemployment and industrial production. Shares of industrial conglomerate General Electric dropped by 2.7 percent to 18.97 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange after the company reported 18 percent drop in profit for the first quarter to 2.3 billion dollars, or 21 cents a share. Analysts had expected a smaller profit per share of 16 cents. The largest U.S. bank Bank of America, in turn, said it issued a profit of 3.2 billion dollars for the first three months of the year, or 28 cents a share. This was three times more than market forecasts, but shares in the bank fell by as much as 5.5 percent to 18.41 dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.
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This week last trading session on Wall Street began with increases for the three main index, after the labor market in the largest world economy showed signs of stabilization in February. Unemployment in the country remains at a level of 9.7 percent for the second consecutive month, while the number of persons engaged in non-agricultural sectors of the economy, fell less than expected by 36 thousand. Government data on employment in non-agricultural sectors are among the most important landmarks of the state of U.S. economy. They show what is the number of workers participating in the creation of gross domestic product (GDP) by sector. This in turn is a source of information for future consumption, and consumer spending are a source of two thirds of GDP. The index of 30 major and most active shares traded on U.S. stock markets – Dow Jones IA – rose by 0.8 percent to 10 529 points an hour after the start of trading. The broad S & P 500 advanced 1% to 1 134 points, led by financial and energy companies. Index Nasdaq Composite, which combines all the companies traded on NASDAQ, rising by 1.1% to 2 318 points.
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The European stocks fell by withdrawing from the 14-week highs registered in the previous session. The prices of bank shares retreated the most, while shares of Swiss pharmaceutical company Basilea collapsed after receiving a refusal to sell in the U.S. on its primary medicine. Pan-European index Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell by 0.4 percent to 253 16 points. On Tuesday the measure closes at highest level since October 2008 onwards. German DAX 30 closed with a fall of 0.9% at 5 957.43 points from the last session of the year. Germany’s market surged by 23.8 percent traveled to 2009, which was his best performance since 2005. For the year the largest rise among the main German stock index registered shares of Infineon Technologies, which jumped 353 percent, while those of Commerzbank is ranked last with an increase of 11.4%. Today, the French CAC 40 dropped by 0.6 percent to 3 935.5 points, the UK’s FTSE 100 lost 0.7% to 5 397.86 points. Shares of most European banks fell. Among them were shares of Royal Bank of Scotland, with a decline of 3, 2%, and those of Bank of Ireland, which were down by 1%.
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