On Thursday, 4 June, the region's stock markets showed mixed trends. As a result of meetings of the Bank of England and ECB left key interest rates at the previous level 0.5% and 1% respectively, as expected by market participants. Of the positive macroeconomic statistics should be sales growth in the euro area in April to 0.2% m /m, and in May the sudden increase in the value of residential property in the UK on record since 2002, 2.6%. In the U.S., the number of hits for unemployment benefits last week turned out worse than expected and amounted to 621 thousand, however, investors priobodrila negative momentum indicator, because the week before its value was 623 thousand spoon tarhave data on unemployment in France. Thus, the value of the index in the first quarter reached a record over the past 2.5 years, 9.1% s. In the fourth quarter of 2008 the unemployment rate in France was 8%.
As a result of bidding, the regional index Dow Jones Stoxx 600 fell 0.6%. French CAC 40 grew at 0.07%, Britain's FTSE 100 added 0.08%. The Austrian ATX has retreated to 0,74%.
Shares of French pharmacist Sanofi-Aventis went up by 3.63% against the backdrop of rumors that the company may acquire full control of the manufacturer of medicines for animals Merial. At the moment of the shares owned by the American Merial Merck Co. As a result of the deal, Sanofi-Aventis, might be able to reduce losses due to competition from generics and falling prices for patented drugs.
The market capitalization of the fourth-largest in the UK company specializing in retail sales of food, William Morrison Supermarkets rose by 2.53%. According to company reports, sales excluding VAT and the cost of fuel has increased over the 13 weeks ending May 3, at 8.2%, which exceeded analysts' expectations.
Paper oil producers followed the price of black gold and closed in positive zone. Goldman Sachs raises forecast for oil prices at the end of 2009 from $ 65 to $ 85 a barrel. Quotations Royal Dutch Shell climbed to 1.62%, market capitalization of BP increased by 1.06%, and the Spanish Repsol shares added 0.12%. Papers third largest European oil company, Total went up by 1.35%. The company announced the opening of a new gas condensate in Colombia.
Quotes of mining companies, by contrast, have shown negative dynamics. Thus the action of British Vedanta Resources and Lonmin cheaper at 3.1% and 6.23% respectively.
The values of major indices at the closing are shown in the table:
| Index | Country | Closing (items) | Change day (items) | Changing the day (%) | Value at beginning of year (the last closing in 2008) | Change from the beginning of the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATX | Austria | 2,122.59 | -15.93 | -0.74% | 1750.83 | 21.23% |
| BEL20 Index | Belgium | 2,063.02 | -3.52 | -0.17% | 1908.64 | 8.09% |
| FTSE 100 | United Kingdom | 4,386.94 | 3.52 | 0.08% | 4434.17 | -1.07% |
| DAX Index | Germany | 5,064.80 | 10.27 | 0.20% | 4810.20 | 5.29% |
| IBEX 35 INDEX | Spain | 9,454.60 | -10.2 | -0.11% | 9195.80 | 2.81% |
| FTSE MIB | Italy | 20,129.43 | 11.77 | 0.06% | 20064 | 0.33% |
| AEX | Netherlands | 263.80 | -0.57 | -0.22% | 245.94 | 7.26% |
| OMX Nordic 40 | Scandinavia | 700.39 | -0.16 | -0.02% | 625.8 | 11.92% |
| CAC 40 | France | 3,312.03 | 2.38 | 0.07% | 3217.97 | 2.92% |
| SMI | Switzerland | 5,422.21 | 37.5 | 0.70% | 5534.53 | -2.03% |
Europe: Investors supported the decision of Rio Tinto, and analysts have been very generous
Asia: Rally to the standard scheme - the commodity sector and growth of Japanese exporters
Overview of the foreign exchange market 05.06.2009
Latin America: rising oil prices poboroli correction
United States: a bank, and the commodity sector have provided a new consolidation
Asia: pessimism reigned in the markets because of the Fed statement, and reduce the price of Commodities
Overview of the foreign exchange market 04.06.2009
Latin America: a correction not spared the regional stock
United States: Statistics upset the markets, Bernanke simply added fuel to the fire