Global financial markets have stabilized under the influence of technical factors. In addition, it should be noted that the Chinese government reported yesterday that intends to reduce production in the sector of metallurgy and cement industries, in order to reduce the risks of excessive growth of speculative investment activity in these industrial segments.

Against this background and taking into account the uncertainty associated with the upcoming release of data today, the U.S. GDP for the second quarter of this year, quotes, EUR /USD within the overall sector trends on high-risk assets have shown a decrease.

However, the general nature of the information reaching the market now is still favorable for investment in risk in nature.

According to data released yesterday, orders for durable goods in the U.S. in July this year increased at an annual rate of 4,9% with an average forecast of this index is equal to 3,0%, and revised to increase to -1.3% vs. -2.5% previously indicated the importance of the indicator in the previous month.

Sales of new homes in America in the vulgar month amounted 433 000 units, which was significantly higher than expected by most experts the value of the indicator at the level of 392 000. Thus the previous month for the index was revised to increase to 395 000 against 384 000 previously.

Against this background, the current investment situation in the segment for high-risk investments is currently stable.

The euro exchange rate to the dollar, despite the downside risks to medium-term indicators of the relative value of European currency, maintain its rising trend.

Quotes RUR to USD and against the currency basket of the MICEX today by 10:30 Moscow time were at 31.65 and 37.69 rubles. against, respectively, 31.44 and 37.55 rubles. in morning trading environment.

course of Russia's currency on the international FX remained at levels close to important resistance levels that, from a technical point of view, it is a factor limiting its growth potential in the short term.

At the same time in the coming weeks, the decline in the relative value of RUB on the world market may be resumed, even in a favorable result in the development of the situation on financial markets of Russia. Expected in the medium term, strengthening the centralized financial support domestic consumption and investment in, perhaps, relatively smooth process for improving the performance of Russia's external payment, will facilitate the development of this trend.

Indices in the United States rose on Wednesday on strong data on the housing market, futures cheaper on Thursday
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