Global stock indices after trades on May 04, 2009

/IRBIS, Renat Temirbekov, May 05, 09/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on May 04, 2009: ---------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for --------------------- since Historic maximum* 04.05.09 a day a month 2009 --------- -------- ----- ------- ------- ----------------- DJIA 8212.41 0 +9.18 8212.41 13,727.03 S&P 500 907.24 +3.39 +15.20 907.24 1,565.15 Nasdaq 1763.56 +2.58 +17.43 1763.56 5,048.62 FTSE-100 4902.45 +2.79 +22.89 4902.45 6,930.20 DAX 4243.20 0 +12.76 4243.20 8,105.69 CAC 40 3237.97 +2.47 +19.07 3237.97 6,922.33 Nikkei225 8977.37 0 +9.00 8977.37 38,916.00 RTSI 855.67 +2.74 +25.30 855.67 2,487.92 ---------------------------------------------------------- *historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation On Monday, the positive developments in a construction sector of the USA supported the stock markets. Construction costs rose by 0.3 % in March, while analysts were expecting the reduction by 1.0%. The S&P500 Index increased by 3.4 % as a result of investors' expectation of the economic recession slowdown. Analysts of JPMorgan Chase & Co and Barclays Capital Inc announced that GDP of the USA will start growing in the second half of 2009. On Thursday, the results of stress- tests will show the strength of the 19 largest banks of the USA. The shares of Citigroup and Bank of America rose by 7.7 % and 19 % respectively against the background of results expectation of the banks stress-tests. The stock indices in Europe increased in the range from 2.5 to 3.0 % against the background of the information about considerable improvement in the PRC economy and the positive news from the USA. The leaders of growth were the shares of metal manufacture, raw material companies and banks sector as well. [2009-05-05]