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On Monday, March 16, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. Manufacturing activity in New York state expanded at a slightly slower pace in March, dragged by weaker shipments and new orders. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday that that it’s Empire State manufacturing index slipped to 6.9 in March from a reading of 7.8 in February. Industrial production expanded less than expected in February. Industrial production increased by 0.1% while capacity utilization fell to 78.9% in February. Manufacturing output in February also unexpectedly fell 0.2%. Expectations were for industrial production to rise 0.2% in February, in-line with the increase in January, while capacity utilization was expected to come in at 79.5%, up slightly from 79.4% last month. Output was expected to be flat. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 1.29%, S&P has increased by 1.35%, Nasdaq grew by 1.19%.
European stock exchanges closed with growth of main indexes. The European Central Bank starting its quantitative-easing program helped push the Stoxx 600 up for a sixth straight week. The gauge closed on Monday at its highest level since June 2007 and 1.3% away from a record reached in 2000. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Monday that an economic recovery is taking hold in the eurozone thanks in part to the bank’s stimulus moves, and he urged governments to use the brighter outlook to advance reforms that would improve the region’s long-term growth prospects. Mr. Draghi also called on Europe’s leaders to make a “quantum leap” toward greater sharing of national sovereignty to strengthen the rules governing the 19-member currency bloc. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.94%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 1.01%, DAX (Germany) has increased by 2.24%.
April’s contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $1.23 to $53.44 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 increased by 0.67% to 1080.37. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 18.2 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 21.2 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 53.7 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, five have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Motor Sich (+3.81%). Worse than market looked shares of Donbasenergo (-9.76%).
National Bank of Ukraine has replenished the foreign exchange reserves by $2.5 billion from the received tranche of the International Monetary Fund. Individuals' deposits pegged to the hryvnia fell by 3.8% or UAH 7.24 billion in February 2015, to UAH 184.2 billion, and those pegged to foreign currency fell by 5.1% or $670 million, to $12.53 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has said.
Premarket
External background at the opening is positive.
The Asian indexes are showing mixed dynamics today. Nikkei rose by 0.99%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 0.23%.
Futures on American indexes are growing today from -0.03% to +1.16%.
Russian indexes as of 9:4100 EET are rising — MICEX increasing by 0.56%, RTS growing by 1.59%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market by growth.
In Europe will be published ZEW economic sentiment for Germany and E.U. (12:00 EET). Data on CPI in the E.U. will be published at 12:00 EET.
In the U.S. will be published building permits (14:30 EET) and housing starts (14:30 EET).
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