Last closure
On Thursday, May 14, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, as weekly jobless claims fell. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 264,000 for the week ended May 9, while the 4-week unemployment average stayed near a 15-year low. The consumer index was the sole loser, dragged down by lower-than-expected quarterly sales. Its shares fell as much as 10.4% to a 3-month low of $66.73. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 1.06%, S&P has increased by 1.08%, Nasdaq grew by 1.39%.
European stock exchanges closed with growth of main indexes, as the head of the European Central Bank reiterated commitment to the bank's massive stimulus program for the eurozone. Ahead of the close, ECB President Mario Draghi, in a speech in Washington, said he and his colleagues will continue providing monetary support to the eurozone economy as long as it's needed. Businesses and households have been very hesitant to take on risk after nearly seven years of a debilitating sequence of crises, Draghi said. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Thursday said Greece's debt repayments to the European Central Bank should be pushed back to the distant future. Athens on Tuesday made a 750-million-euro ($836.7 million) loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund, but did so by raiding an emergency account. On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.34%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 1.36%, DAX (Germany) has increased by 1.84%.
June’s contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $0.22 to $66.59 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 0.24% to 1066.78. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 2.6 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 9.8 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 20.9 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, three have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Enakievo Metallurgical Plant (+2.29%). Worse than market looked shares of Raiffeisen Bank Aval (-1.64%).
The daily spending on military confrontations in eastern Ukraine is around $5 million to $7 million, Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said. The minister said that on the whole 5% of the GDP has been assigned from the 2015 Ukrainian budget for national defense and law enforcement.
Premarket
External background at the opening is neutral.
The Asian indexes are growing today. Nikkei has lowered by 0.83%, Hong Kong Hang Seng increasing by 1.53%.
Futures on American indexes are growing today from 0.22% to 0.25%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market on neutral territory.
In the U.S. will be published industrial production (16:15 EET) and Michigan consumer expectations (17:00 EET).
ITT Investment group
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