Last closure
On Friday, January 17, trades in USA have come to the end with mixed dynamics, as earnings from companies including General Electric Co. to Intel Corp. disappointed investors. General Electric lost 2.3% as margins at its manufacturing units fell short of projections. Intel dropped 2.6% as its revenue forecast raised concern the personal-computer market is struggling to grow. United Parcel Service Inc. slid 0.6% as it projected earnings below analysts’ estimates. American Express Co. climbed 3.6% after reporting fourth-quarter profit doubled. A report today indicated industrial production rose for a fifth month in December, capping the strongest quarter since 2010. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary January index of consumer sentiment fell to 80.4. Construction of new U.S. homes dropped 9.8% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 999,000, as starts slumped for single-family homes and apartments. Despite December’s decline, home-construction starts for all of 2013 hit 923,400 — the highest annual total since 2007 — pointing to the housing market’s continued recovery last year. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 0.25%, S&P has lowered by 0.39%, Nasdaq has decreased by 0.39%.
European stocks rose to their highest level in six years as mining companies rallied, and a report showed builders started work on more houses in the U.S. last month than economists had forecast. Glencore Xstrata Plc and Rio Tinto Group both climbed at least 1.5%, pushing a gauge of commodity producers to its biggest three-day gain since August. Accor SA rose 1.6% as Europe’s largest hotel operator said that 2013 profit probably reached the upper end of its forecast. U.K. retail sales rose more than economists forecast in December. Sales including fuel increased 2.6% from November. That’s the strongest December since records began in 1996. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.20%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 0.19%, DAX (Germany) has increased by 0.26%. Februarys’ contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $0.03 to $107.06 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened by growth, day passed without certain dynamics. Value of the UX index has increased by 0.67% to 854.25. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 3.56 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 1.22 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 18.67 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, six have grown in price. Leaders of growth were shares of Donbasenergo (+1.66%) and Centerenergo (+1.45%). Worse than market looked shares of Ukrsotsbank (-1%). Total deposits in Ukraine in 2013 increased by 17.3%, to UAH 666.1 billion, while loans increased by 11.9%, to UAH 905.9 billion. However, according to the NBU, the increase in deposits in December was due to the growth of both corporate funds by 7.1%, to UAH 228.8 billion, and individuals' money by 0.3%, to UAH 437.2 billion.
Premarket
External background at the opening is moderately negative. Anti-government protests in Kiev escalated into fiery street battles with police Sunday as thousands of demonstrators hurled rocks and firebombs to set police vehicles ablaze. Dozens of officers and protesters were injured. The violence was a sharp escalation of Ukraine's two-month political crisis, which has brought round-the-clock protest gatherings, but had been largely peaceful. The Chinese economy expanded 7.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013. This was down from 7.8% in Q3, but above expectations for a 7.6% rise. On the quarter, Q4 GDP was up 1.8%. This was down from 2.2% in Q3, and below expectations for a 2% rise. German PPI increased 0.1% in December, following a 0.1% decline in November, according to data released today by Destatis.
The Asian indexes are decreasing today. Nikkei has lowered by 0.59%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 0.79%.
Futures on American indexes are slightly decreasing today from 0.04% to 0.06%.
Russian indexes as of 10:06 a.m. are decreasing — RTS decreasing by 0.25%, MICEX lowers by 0.22%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
U.S. markets closed on Monday for Martin Luther King, Jr. day
ITT Investment group
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