Last closure
On Wednesday, August 13, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, as a slowdown in retail sales spurred speculation the Federal Reserve won’t be in a hurry to raise interest rates. Fed officials urge changes to still-risky U.S. funding markets. A serious re-evaluation of the still-risky short-term funding market is overdue, two top Federal Reserve officials said on Wednesday. July retail sales flatten on weaker auto sales. Retail sales were virtually unchanged from June's $439 billion, ending five months of increases that have been getting smaller since March. Excluding motor vehicles and parts, retail sales rose 0.1%. Motor vehicle sales, while showing strong growth compared with a year earlier, fell 0.2% from June. Business inventories in the U.S increased in line with economist estimates in the month of June. The report said business inventories rose by 0.4% in June following a 0.5% increase in May. The continued growth matched the consensus estimate. The increase in business inventories was partly due to notable growth in retail inventories, which climbed by 0.5% in June after edging up by 0.2% in May. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 0.55%, S&P has increased by 0.67%, Nasdaq grew by 1.02%.
European stock exchanges closed with growth of main indexes. Consumer price inflation in Germany is at 0.8% year-on-year for the month of July, its lowest level since February 2010. It attributed the low rate to a decline in energy prices. French consumer prices fell in July, as expected, as summer sales drove the cost of products ranging from clothing to shoes sharply lower. Prices fell by 0.4% on the month for EU-harmonized HICP and by 0.3% for national CPI. Unemployment rate in the U.K. fell to 6.4% in the quarter, the lowest since late 2008 and down from 6.5% in May. The number of people unemployed fell by 132,000 to 2.08 million. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.37%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 0.76%, DAX (Germany) has increased by 1.43%.
Septembers’ contractual price on Brent oil, grew by $1.263 to $104.28 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened on neutral territory, day passed without certain dynamics. Value of the UX index has declined by 2.90% to 1231.73. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 6.7 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 13.7 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 52 million.
All ten shares of an index basket retreated. Worse than market looked shares of Enakievo Metallurgical Plant (-7.39%), Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (-4.51%), Avdiivka Coke Plant (-4.47%) and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (-4.36%).
Enakievo Metallurgical Plant its core production process due to military action. The renewal of operations at Enakievo Metallurgical Plant will depend upon developments in the region.
Premarket
External background at the opening is neutral. Germany's economy contracted 0.2% in the three months to June, Germany's federal statistics office said. Economists expected the economy to shrink 0.1% on the quarter and grow 1.4% in annual terms.
The Asian indexes are showing mixed dynamics today. Nikkei rose by 0.66%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 0.37%.
Futures on American indexes are decreasing today from 0.08% to 0.10%.
Russian indexes as of 10:0 a.m. are decreasing — RTS decreasing by 0.06%, MICEX lowers by 0.20%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market by decrease.
In Europe will be published Consumer Price Index (12:00 AM) and data on GDP in the E.U. (12:00 AM).
In the U.S. will be published initial jobless claims (3:30 PM) and data on import price index (3:30 PM).
ITT Investment group
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