Last closure
On Friday, April 15, trades in USA have come to the end with moderate decrease, as oil prices skid ahead of OPEC meeting. The hourslong meeting in Doha resembled a failed OPEC meeting in December that saw crude oil prices tumble on the cartel's indecision. Consumer sentiment eased to 89.7 in the University of Michigan’s preliminary reading for April. That was down 1.3 points from a March reading of 91.0. Economists had forecast a 92.0 reading. Consumers’ views of the current situation fared better than their expectations: the current conditions index shed just 0.2 point to 105.4, while the expectations gauge was down 1.9 point to 79.6. The Empire State Manufacturing index jumped to 9.56 during the month. That was much better than the reading of 2 that economists had anticipated, and up from 0.62 in March. The March index was the first positive reading since last July. On the day’s result, index Dow Jones has declined by 0.16%, S&P has lowered by 0.10%, Nasdaq has decreased by 0.16%.
European stock exchanges closed with decrease of main indexes, as investors digested the latest earnings reports and Chinese growth data, ahead of a key oil summit. China's first-quarter GDP expanded by 6.7% on-year, in line with forecasts that growth had moderately eased. For the December quarter, the reading came in at 6.8%. On the day’s result, British FTSE has declined by 0.34%, DAX (Germany) has lowered by 0.42%, CAC 40 (France) has decreased by 0.36%.
May’s contractual price on Brent oil, decreased by $0.74 to $43.10 per barrel.
In Ukraine
Trades on the Ukrainian stock exchange opened decrease, day passed without certain dynamics. Value of the UX index has increased by 0.85% to 605.38. Share trades capacity on the application market was equal to UAH 1.8 million. Trades capacity on the derivatives market was equal to UAH 4.9 million. Total trades capacity for yesterday — UAH 14 million.
From ten shares of an index basket, eight have risen. Leaders of growth were shares of Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (+4.87%) and Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant (+4.87%). Worse than market looked shares of Donbasenergo (-1.39%).
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is ready to continue cooperation with the new Ukrainian government, Director of the IMF's European Department Paul Thomsen has said. The four-year EFF program for Ukraine totaling SDR12.348 billion (about $17 billion), opened by the IMF in March 2015, originally foresaw quarterly revisions of the program, the issue of four tranches to Kyiv in 2015, another four in 2016.
Premarket
External background at the opening is negative.
The Asian indexes are decreasing today. Nikkei has lowered by 3.40%, Hong Kong Hang Seng declining by 1.36%.
Futures on American indexes are decreasing today from 0.57% to 0.72%.
Russian indexes as of 10:05 EET are decreasing — MICEX decreasing by 1.10%, RTS lowers by 4.23%.
Our expectations
We expect opening of the Ukrainian market by decrease.
In the U.S. FOMC member Dudley speaks at 15:30 EET.
ITT Investment group
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