Last closure
On Friday, February 6, trades in USA have come to the end with decrease, as investors shrugged off a strong jobs report. The U.S. economy added 257,000 jobs in January, while November and December numbers were revised sharply higher. In another good sign, hourly wages jumped 0.5%. Although the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.7% from 5.6%, it suggests that more people are entering the workforce. The U.S. economy has added more than 200,000 jobs for 12 straight months. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones has declined by 0.34%, S&P has lowered by 0.34%, Nasdaq has decreased by 0.43%.
European stock exchanges closed with decrease of main indexes, after the European Central Bank restricted Greek banks' access to a key source of cash, while Germany signalled its unwillingness to reduce Athens' debt. Industrial production in the eurozone's biggest economy inched up by a lacklustre 0.1% in December month on month, disappointing economists who had been anticipating a 0.4% rise. The December reading for German industrial production matches a revised output figure for November of 0.1%. The initial forecast had indicated a 0.1% fall the previous month. On the day’s result, British FTSE has declined by 0.18%, CAC 40 (France) has decreased by 0.26%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 0.54%.
March contractual price on Brent oil, grew by $1.23 to $57.80 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 3.72% to 1055.68. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 4.8 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 28.3 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 50.2 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, seven have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (+5.83%) and Raiffeisen Bank Aval (+5.19%). Worse than market looked shares of Avdiivka Coke Plant (-3.67%).
Industrial prices in Ukraine after stability in December have started growing again, rising for the first month of the new year by 2.3%. In annual terms (compared to the same month last year) the growth of prices accelerated to 34.1% from 31.8% in 2014.
Premarket
External background at the opening is neutral. Germany current-account surplus rose to 215.3 billion euros ($244 billion) last year from 189.2 billion euros in 2013. That’s equal to 7.4% of the country’s gross domestic product. Metinvest Group decided to shutdown Yenakiieve Steel’s core production process, due to the ongoing fighting in the Donetsk region. The Asian indexes are showing mixed dynamics today. Nikkei rose by 0.36%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 0.50%.
Futures on American indexes are decreasing today from 0.24% to 0.40%.
Russian indexes as of 10:00 EET are rising — MICEX increasing by 0.67%, RTS growing by 2.57%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
In Europe will be published Sentix investor confidence in the E.U. (11:30 EET).
ITT Investment group
