Global stock indices after trades on May 21, 2009
22.05.09 11:08
/IRBIS, Renat Temirbekov, May 22, 09/ - The value of global stock
indices after trades on May 21, 2009:
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Trend (in %) for
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since Historic maximum*
21.05.09 a day a month 2009
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DJIA 8292.13 -1.54 +4.05 -8.22 13,727.03
S&P 500 888.33 -1.68 +4.50 -4.67 1,565.15
Nasdaq 1695.25 -1.89 +3.13 +7.50 5,048.62
DAX 4900.67 -2.74 +8.86 +1.88 6,930.20
FTSE-100 4345.47 -2.75 +8.98 -4.74 8,105.69
CAC 40 3217.41 -2.60 +8.19 -3.95 6,922.33
Nikkei225 9256.80 -0.94 +6.28 +4.48 38,916.00
RTS 1001.36 -2.21 +29.17 +58.47 2,487.92
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*historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation
On Thursday, the stock indices in the USA decrease because of the
rating agency S&P announced that it downgraded the forecast for the
UK's sovereign debt rating to "negative." In addition, macroeconomic
data on unemployment negatively influenced the indices in the United
States. Investors expect the decrease in credit rating of the USA
because of the fall in the credit rating in the UK. The shares of industrial
companies negatively affected on the stock market in the USA. The
shares of Caterpillar fell by 4.5 %, Alcoa - by 4.0 %, Boeing - by 3.0 %,
United Technologies - by 2.0 %, Apple - by 1.3 %.
The stock markets in Europe decreased against the background of the
statement of ci-devant chairman of FRS Alan Greenspan that the crisis is
far from completion and the reduction of credit rating in the UK. The
shares of British Land Co. fell by 8.2 %, after a publication of the
negative financial report. The shares of HSBC Holdings Plc decreased
by 3.7 %, Commerzbank AG - by 4.6 %, Vodafone Group Plc - by 4.3 %.
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