Last closure
On Tuesday, July 28, trades in USA have come to the end with growth, after slowdown in China’s stock market along with better-than-expected earnings reports. Ford earned $1.9 billion in the second-quarter, up 44% from a year earlier, largely on the strength of sales of larger, higher priced and more profitable vehicles in North America. On an earnings per share basis, Ford made 47 cents, exceeding the 37 cents per share consensus estimate. DuPont Co. cut its full-year profit forecast to adjust for the spinoff of its performance chemicals unit and the impact of lower crop prices, which are causing farmers to spend less on the company’s pesticides and seeds. Operating earnings will be $3.10 a share in 2015, down from a prior prediction of $4. The Conference Board, a market research group, said its index of consumer confidence tumbled to 90.9 this month from a reading of 99.8 in June, whose figure was revised from a previously reported 101.4. Analysts expected the index to rise to 100.0 in July. The Present Situation Index decreased moderately from 110.3 last month to 107.4 in July, while the Expectations Index declined sharply to 79.9 from 92.8 in June. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones rose by 1.09%, S&P has increased by 1.24%, Nasdaq grew by 0.98%.
European stock exchanges closed with growth of main indexes, bouncing back somewhat from the prior day’s China-led global selloff. UK GDP rose by 0.7% between April and June, compared to the three months before. Analysts were expecting a 0.7% boost, following the slightly disappointing 0.4% expansion recorded for the first quarter of the year (Q1). On the day’s result, British FTSE rose by 0.77%, DAX (Germany) has increased by 1.06%, CAC 40 (France) grew by 1.01%.
Augusts’ contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $0.17 to $53.30 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened on neutral territory, day passed with positive dynamics. Value of the UX index has increased by 1.77% to 975.96. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 2 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 3.7 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 19.1 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, nine have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (+5.98%), Avdiivka Coke Plant (+5.03%) and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works (+4.84%).Worse than market looked shares of Centerenergo (-0.05%).
Since the beginning of the year Ukraine has paid off the national debt worth USD 4.2 billion. This has been reported in a statement of the Finance Ministry of Ukraine.
Premarket
External background at the opening is moderately positive.
The Asian indexes are showing mixed dynamics today. Nikkei has lowered by 0.13%, Hong Kong Hang Seng increasing by 0.42%.
Futures on American indexes are slightly growing today from 0.09% to 0.11%.
Russian indexes as of 10:02 EET are rising — MICEX increasing by 0.28%, RTS growing by 1.42%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market by growth.
In the U.S. will be published pending home sales (17:00 EET) and Fed interest rate decision (21:00 EET).
ITT Investment group
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