Last closure
On Monday, August 4, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, as Portugal announced a bailout for Banco Espirito Santo SA and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. beat earnings estimates. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway rose 3.1% as results improved at operating businesses including auto insurer Geico, railroad BNSF and the energy unit. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Noble Energy Inc. increased more than 4.8% to lead a rally among energy companies. The Conference Board Employment Trends Index increased in July. The index now stands at 120.31, up from 119.92 (an upward revision) in June. This represents a 6.6% gain in the ETI compared to a year ago. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 0.46%, S&P has increased by 0.72%, Nasdaq grew by 0.72%.
European stock exchanges closed with mixed dynamics of main indexes, as the region’s two largest stocks retreated, outweighing reduced concern about the region’s most indebted lenders after Portugal bailed out Banco Espirito Santo SA. Nestle SA and Novartis AG both dropped more than 1%. Immofinanz AG slid 2.7% after the Austrian property developer reported annual profit that missed projections and said a delay in the construction of a Moscow shopping center hurt rental income. Banco Comercial Portugues jumped 6.1% to 10.7 euro cents, following its worst week in more than two years, after the Bank of Portugal transfered Espirito Santo’s deposit-taking operations and most of its assets into a new company, which it then bailed out. Investor confidence in the Eurozone has slumped to the lowest level in a year, despite the currency union’s modest return to growth. The Sentix index of investor confidence fell to just 2.7 in August, down from 10.1 last month and barely in positive territory. The score has not been lower since August last year, when it reached minus 4.9. On the day’s result, British FTSE has declined by 0.02%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 0.34%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 0.61%.
Septembers’ contractual price on Brent oil, grew by $0.57 to $105.41 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 0.21% to 1315.63. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 4.3 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 3.6 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 28.9 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, five retreated. Leaders of growth were shares of Avdiivka Coke Plant (+1.84%) and Enakievo Metallurgical Plant (+1.27%). Worse than market looked shares of Donbasenergo (-1.41%).
Premarket
External background at the opening is negative. A private gauge of China's services sector fell to its lowest level in the nearly nine-year history of the index, HSBC Holdings PLC said on Tuesday, reflecting the impact of a continued property slowdown. The HSBC China services Purchasing Managers' Index in July slipped to 50.0, the dividing line between expansion and contraction, from 53.1 in June. The Asian indexes are decreasing today. Nikkei has lowered by 1%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 0.21%.
Futures on American indexes are decreasing today from 0.07% to 0.11%.
Russian indexes as of 10:00 a.m. are decreasing — RTS decreasing by 0.54%, MICEX lowers by 0.60%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
In Europe will be published Services Purchasing Managers' Index in Spain (10:13 AM), Italy (10:45 AM), France (10:50 AM), Germany (10:55 AM) in the E.U. (11:00 AM) and in the U.K. (11:30 AM).
In the U.S. will be published Factory Orders (5:00 PM) and Institute of Supply Management (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (05:00 PM).
ITT Investment group
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