Last closure
On Wednesday, January 21, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, as energy producers gained with the price of oil. Housing starts rose 4.4% in December from a month earlier to an annual rate of 1.089 million. Starts on single-family homes, which exclude apartments and reflect the bulk of the market, rose to a rate of 728,000, the highest level since March 2008. Building permits for single-family homes climbed 4.5%, the biggest increase since September 2012. Permits for all private housing, however, fell 1.9% to an annual rate of 1.032 million amid a decline in demand for apartment construction. Permits are a bellwether for construction activity in coming months. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 0.22%, S&P has increased by 0.47%, Nasdaq grew by 0.27%.
European stock exchanges closed with growth of main indexes, driven by expectations the European Central Bank is about to launch quantitative easing had taken them to seven-year highs. Money market traders say the European Central Bank is expected to announce on Thursday a 600 billion euro sovereign bond-buying programme. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 1.63%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 0.87%, DAX (Germany) has increased by 0.41%.
Februarys’ contractual price on Brent oil, grew by $1.04 to $49.03 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 0.15% to 1040.82. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 4.7 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 6.8 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 32 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, three have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Donbasenergo (+1.43%). Worse than market looked shares of Avdiivka Coke Plant (-2.80%).
Ukraine is seeking a larger and longer-term bailout programme from the International Monetary Fund to replace its existing deal and is to launch consultations with sovereign bond holders — usually code for a debt restructuring. The IMF has identified a $15bn gap in Ukraine’s finances for this year after a $17bn bailout that Kiev agreed last May — topped up to $27bn with contributions from other donors — proved insufficient. The IMF has struggled in recent months to raise funds from donors to help Ukraine plug the $15bn hole. If the new facility is approved by the IMF board, it will supersede the existing programme and give Kiev’s government more time to start delivering structural reforms.
Premarket
External background at the opening is positive.
The Asian indexes are growing today. Nikkei rose by 0.28%, Hong Kong Hang Seng increasing by 0.74%.
Futures on American indexes are growing today from 0.17% to 0.18%.
Russian indexes as of 10:00 EET are rising — MICEX increasing by 0.80%, RTS growing by 0.47%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market by growth.
In Europe will be published interest rate decision by ECB (12:45 EET).
ITT Investment group
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