Last closure
On Monday, March 23, trades in USA have come to the end with decrease. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Monday he broadly supports economic-stimulus efforts undertaken by major foreign central banks and is unworried for now about how that’s affecting the dollar, in remarks that reiterated the Fed is on track to raise short-term rates this year. Sales of previously-owned homes rose 1.2% in February as the tight supply of for-sale homes helped to push prices upward. Completed transactions of existing-homes (single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops) increased to an annual, seasonally adjusted rate of 4.88 million in February, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. Compared to one year earlier, February’s sales pace is up 4.7%. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones has declined by 0.06%, S&P has lowered by 0.17%, Nasdaq has decreased by 0.31%.
European stock exchanges closed with mixed dynamics of main indexes. Mario Draghi pushed back against an accusation that the European Central Bank is blackmailing Greece and compounding the pressure on the country. “Let me disagree with you about everything you said,” Draghi told Portuguese lawmaker Marisa Matias during his regular hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels. He was responding to a question about the withdrawal of a waiver that allowed the ECB to accept the country’s junk-rated debt as collateral. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.22%, CAC 40 (France) has decreased by 0.65%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 1.19%.
April’s contractual price on Brent oil, grew by $0.60 to $55.92 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened by decrease, day passed without certain dynamics. Value of the UX index has increased by 0.01% to 1051.52. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 6.8 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 15.5 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 34 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, five have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Enakievo Metallurgical Plant (+3.71%). Worse than market looked shares of Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (-5.47%).
Ukraine's gross foreign debt in 2014 fell by $15.77 billion, or 11.1%, to $126.31 billion, according to the National Bank of Ukraine. However, due to the devaluation of the hryvnia and the economic downturn, the gross external debt to GDP ratio worsened last year, from 75.4% of GDP to 96.5% of GDP.
Premarket
External background at the opening is positive. China HSBC Manufacturing PMI registered at 49.2 in March, way below expectations of 50.5, representing an 11-month low.
The Asian indexes are decreasing today. Nikkei has lowered by 0.21%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 0.33%.
Futures on American indexes are decreasing today from 0.09% to 0.24%.
Russian indexes as of 10:00 EET are decreasing — MICEX decreasing by 0.50%, RTS lowers by 0.66%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market by decrease.
In Europe will be published German manufacturing PMI (10:30 EET) and manufacturing PMI in the E.U. (11:00 EET).
In the U.S. will be published core CPI (14:30 EET) and new home sales (16:00 EET).
ITT Investment group
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