Global stock indices after trades on May 27, 2009

/IRBIS, Renat Temirbekov, May 28, 09/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on May 27, 2009: --------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for -------------------- since Historic maximum* 27.05.09 a day a month 2009 --------- -------- ----- ------- ------ ----------------- DJIA 8,300.02 -2.05 +3.43 -8.13 13,727.03 S&P 500 893.06 -1.90 +4.15 -4.16 1,565.15 Nasdaq 1,731.08 -1.11 +3.08 +9.77 5,048.62 DAX 5,000.77 +0.30 +6.53 +3.96 6,930.20 FTSE-100 4,416.23 +0.10 +5.98 -3.19 8,105.69 CAC 40 3,294.86 +0.76 +6.20 -1.64 6,922.33 Nikkei225 9,438.77 +1.37 +8.16 +6.54 38,916.00 RTS 1,030.79 +4.09 +28.34 +63.13 2,487.92 --------------------------------------------------------- *historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation On Wednesday, the stock indices in the USA declined in the range from 1.1 to 2.0 % on rising profitability of the 10-year government bonds. Investors concerned that it is possible a rise in interest rates for loans. The shares of industrial companies were particularly weak: the shares of 3M fell by 3.2 %, United Technologies - by 2.5 %. The bankruptcy probability of General Motors rose - the shares of company fell by 29 cents, or by 20.0 %. The European stock indices rose on Wednesday following the Asian markets on investors' expectations that trough of the global economic recession has passed. The market leaders were the companies of financial sector. The shares of HSBC rose by 2.0 %, Societe Generale - by 1.8 %, Credit Agricole - by 3.0 %, UBS - by 1.7 %. Optimism of investors reflected on the shares of retail networks as well. The shares of Morrison increased - by 1.5 %, Tesco - by 2.8 % and Carrefour - by 3.9 %. However, the shares of power companies were in a red zone: Royal Dutch Shell shares fell by 1.2 %, BP - by 0.1 % and BG Group - by 1.7 %. [2009-05-28]