Last closure
On Thursday, March 18, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, after the Federal Reserve suggested a less aggressive timeline for raising interest rates even as it opened the door for the first hike in almost a decade. Yellen indicated that its benchmark Federal Funds Rate could be increased later this year, it will not occur until after the Federal Open Market Committee's next meeting in April, at the earliest. Yellen added that the timing of the decision will be data dependent, and that a rate hike will not necessarily be made in June. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 0.%, S&P has increased by 0.%, Nasdaq grew by 0.%.
European stock exchanges closed with mixed dynamics of main indexes. Euro zone imports fell 6% in annual terms in January to €140.3 billion while exports were almost unchanged at €148.2 billion, producing a surplus of €7.9 billion, well below market expectations of €15 billion. U.K. unemployment fell 102,000 to 1.86 million in the three months through January. The jobless rate held at 5.7%. Regular pay grew by 1.6% from a year earlier, outstripping inflation by the biggest margin since 2008. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 1.57%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 0.09%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 0.48%.
April’s contractual price on Brent oil, grew by $2.40 to $55.91 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened on neutral territory, day passed with negative dynamics. Value of the UX index has declined by 0.83% to 1079.73. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 4 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 15 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 30.1 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, three have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Centerenergo (+1.48%). Worse than market looked shares of Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (-4.23%).
Public joint-stock company Ukrnafta sold 256,570 tonnes of oil for UAH 3.072 billion (VAT included) at an auction on March 18, 2015 on the Ukrainian Interbank Currency Exchange (UICE). Oil was sold to two buyers at the starting price of UAH 11,974 per tonne (VAT included).
Premarket
External background at the opening is positive.
The Asian indexes are showing mixed dynamics today. Nikkei has lowered by 0.35%, Hong Kong Hang Seng increasing by 1.27%.
Futures on American indexes are growing today from 0.09% to 1.18%.
Russian indexes as of 9:42 EET are rising — MICEX increasing by 0.81%, RTS growing by 2.82%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
In Europe will be published ECB economic bulletin (11:00 EET).
In the U.S. will be published initial jobless claims (12:30 EET) and Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index (16:00 EET).
ITT Investment group
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