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Market Brief 18/02/2010
Market Outlook – 18/02/2010
ChangeDJIA% to 10309.24 NASDAQ market price 0.39% S 2226.29 0.55% and 0.42% P 5001,099.51
(Reuters) – The corporate earnings stronger than expected and optimistic economic data has led stocks U.S. Wednesday, when more than feed the expectations of the recovery to strengthen profits.Deere Corporate & Co., the world's largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment, has led to the markets after its results beat expectations and raised its forecast for next year.
] [BRIEFING.COM Action This session was hard, and trade was both vague and thin, but stocks are still down a large increase compared to a sharp increase in U.S. currency recovered dollar.The its loss of 0.9% in the previous session to book a gain of 1.0% compared with competing currencies in this session. Had negotiated strongly for whole session, but its earnings were extended after the last minutes of the FOMC meeting indicated that the Fed has raised its forecast for 2010 to 3.2% of GDP 3.0%. Despite the improved forecast, officials still believe that economic conditions warrant exceptionally low interest rates.
Industries Progress: Healthcare (+0.8%), Consumer Discretionary (+0.8%), consumer goods (+0.7%), industrial (+0.6%), Technology (+0.4%), Financial (+0.4%), Telecom (0, 3%), materials (+0.1%)
The decrease in energy (-0.4%) Utilities (-0.3%)
Source – briefing.com.
– Reuters Source ASIA
% In ChangeNIKKEI10 market price 0.28% 335.69
(Reuters) – Japan's Nikkei rose 0.3 percent on Thursday, clawing its highest level for almost two weeks as a preventive action such as retailers offset profit-taking on the day after the benchmark index had its biggest gain in more than two months.
U.S. index the dollar closed at 80.48, down 1.02%
The index measures the performance of U.S. dollar against a basket of currencies: euro, yen, pound sterling, CAD, CHF and SEK.
(Note: USD lower in general, tends to lead to prices of commodities strong)
COMMODITIES
% At market prices ChangeGOLD1106.90-1, 15%
(Gold is seen as defensive and protection against inflation)
% At market prices ChangeOIL77.15 0.18%
(The oil is considered a barometer of global economic health – a growing economy needs a lot of oil!)
It that could move the markets today
1330 – USA Monthly PPI
This number measures the price change of goods completed and services sold by the producers – is higher than the actual estimates is considered negative for the U.S. economy it would be a sign of inflation, while a smaller number would be positive – This information will impact DOW, S & P-US
1330 – The unemployment rate in United States Claims
The figure indicates the number of people who have testified on unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week a more real than expected would be considered negative for the U.S. economy, while a smaller number would be positive – This information could affect Dow Jones, S & P-US
15:00 – U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
This number is a index based on research to manufacturers of Philadelphia, to respond quickly to market conditions making this data an important indicator of economic health-a higher than expected real is considered positive for the U.S. economy, while a smaller number would be negative – - This information could affect the Dow Jones, S & P-US
16.00 hours – the inventories of crude oil
This number measures the weekly variation in the number of barrels of crude oil in storage of a superior to actual estimates are considered negative for oil prices, while a number smaller would be good – These raw data could affect
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Earnings
Akzo Nobel Q4? 0.55 (? 0.62)
Axa FA? 1.51 (? 1.63)
BAE Systems Q4 17.88p (19.61p)
AF Daimler -? 1.69 (? 1.41)
Dell P4 0.27 dollars ($ 0.29)
Pernod Ricard H1, exercise estimation? 3.96 (? 4.19)
Schneider Electric exercise? 3.84 (? 7.02)
Soci? T? G? N? Q4 rattle? 0.39 (? 0.14)
Swiss Reinsurance SFr1.95 year (-SFr2.61)
Wal-Mart Stores Q4 $ 1.12 ($ 1.03)
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