Last closure
On Tuesday, January 16, trades in USA have come to the end with mixed dynamics, as Best Buy Co. tumbled and earnings at companies from Citigroup Inc. to CSX Corp. disappointed investors. Best Buy slumped 29% after reporting a drop in U.S. same-store sales during the holiday shopping season. Citigroup and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. led declines among banks after releasing fourth-quarter results. CSX dropped 6.8% as profit missed analysts’ forecasts for the first time in two years. Intel Corp. slid 2.6% in extended trading after forecasting sales that may fall short of some estimates. Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the labor market continues to strengthen. Jobless claims decreased by 2,000 to 326,000, the least since the end of November, from a revised 328,000 in the prior period. The median forecast called for 328,000. Another report showed the cost of living in the U.S. climbed in December by the most in six months, led by gains in fuel and rents. The 0.3% increase in the consumer-price index was the biggest since June and followed no change the prior month. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones has declined by 0.39%, S&P has lowered by 0.13%, Nasdaq grew by 0.09%.
European stocks were little changed near a six-year high as Citigroup Inc. made a bullish case for investing in mining companies and as initial jobless claims in the U.S. fell to a six-week low. Consumer price inflation increased by a seasonally adjusted 0.8% last month, down from 0.9% in November. Economists had expected an unchanged reading. On the day’s result, British FTSE has declined by 0.07%, CAC 40 (France) has decreased by 0.30%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 0.17%.
Februarys’ contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $0.04 to $107.09 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened by decrease, day passed with positive dynamics. Value of the UX index has declined by 0.97% to 914.42. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 17.99 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 4.47 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 37.63 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, seven have grown in price. Leaders of growth were shares of Donbasenergo (+4.41%) and Raiffeisen Bank Aval (+2.18%). Worse than market looked shares of Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (-2.16%). The national budget of 2014 has a deficit of 3.6% of GDP, 4.7% inflation and a GDP growth rate of 3%.
Premarket
External background at the opening is neutral.
The Asian indexes are showing mixed dynamics today. Nikkei has lowered by 0.08%, Hong Kong Hang Seng increasing by 0.54%.
Futures on American indexes are slightly growing today from 0.03% to 0.05%.
Russian indexes as of 10:00 a.m. are decreasing— RTS decreasing by 0.12%, MICEX lowers by 0.03%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
In Europe will be published retail sales in the U.K. (11:30 a.m.).
In the U.S. will be published building permits (03:30 p.m.), housing starts (03:30 p.m.), industrial production (04:16 p.m.), and the university of Michigan consumer sentiment index (04:55 p.m.).
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