Last closure
On Monday, October 17, European stocks were little changed, as a decline in bank shares offset a rally in luxury-goods companies. U.S. index futures were little changed. Deutsche Bank AG dropped the most since September 2012 after Germany’s largest lender reported a surprise fourth-quarter loss. PSA Peugeot Citroen tumbled 11% after Europe’s second-biggest carmaker was said to have obtained board approval for a capital increase of 3 billion euros ($4.1 billion). China’s economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as gains in factory output and investment spending eased last month, data showed today. Gross domestic product rose 7.7% from a year earlier, compared with 7.8% in the third quarter. Industrial production increased 9.7% in December from a year earlier, slower than the 9.8% median forecast of analysts and a 10% jump in November. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.11%, CAC 40 (France) has decreased by 0.11%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 0.28%.
Decembers’ contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $0.03 to $107.06 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened by decrease, day passed without certain dynamics. Value of the UX index has declined by 2.78% to 895.02. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 10.8 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 6 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 27 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, only Ukrnafta (+2.17%) have grown in price. Worse than market looked shares of Raiffeisen Bank Aval (-4.43%) and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (-4.01%).
Profits of Ukrainian banks in 2013, according to preliminary data, make up about UAH 2.5 billion. Executive Director of the Independent Association of Banks of Ukraine (IABU) Serhiy Mamedov.
Premarket
External background at the opening is positive.
The Asian indexes are growing today. Nikkei rose by 0.99%, Hong Kong Hang Seng increasing by 0.62%.
Futures on American indexes are growing today from 0.3% to 0.5%.
Russian indexes as of 9:50 a.m. are rising — RTS increasing by 0.17%, MICEX growing by 0.38%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
ZEW Economic Sentiment Index will be published in the E.U. at 12:00 a.m. German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index will be published at 12:00 a.m.
ITT Investment group
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