Global stock indices after trades on June 17, 2009

/IRBIS, Renat Temirbekov, June 18, 09/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on June 17, 2009: ---------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for -------------------- since Historic maximum** 17.06.09 a day* a month 2009 --------- -------- ------ ------- ----- ------------------ Nikkei225 9,840.85 +0.9 +8.9 +11.1 38,916.00 Nasdaq 1,808.06 +0.7 +4.4 +14.6 5,048.62 DJIA 8,497.18 -0.1 -0.1 -5.9 13,727.03 S&P 500 910.71 -0.1 +0.1 -2.3 1,565.15 FTSE-100 4,278.46 -1.2 -3.8 -6.2 8,105.69 CAC40 3,161.14 -1.6 -2.6 -5.6 6,922.33 DAX 4,799.98 -1.9 -1.1 -0.2 6,930.20 RTS 1,038.41 -4.0 +10.5 +64.3 2,487.92 --------- -------- ------ ------- ----- ------------------ KASE 1,117.51 -2.0 +2.7 +23.7 2,858.11 ---------------------------------------------------------- * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation On Wednesday, the stock market in the United States demonstrated differently directed changes in stock indices. The S&P downgraded credit ratings of 22 banks. This decision negatively affected the stock indices. The shares of Bank of America fell by 3.4 %, Goldman Sachs - by 3.0 %, JPMorgan Chase - by 2.2 %, Morgan Stanley - by 2.2 %, UBS - by 1.5 %. Macroeconomic information had a negative influence on the stock markets as well: the consumer price index rose by 0.1 % during a month. In the last year, prices fell by 1.3 % in the USA. The stock markets in Europe showed decline in the range from 1.2 to 1.9 % against the background of negative statistics from the United States. The shares of Allied Irish Banks decreased by 17.0 %, Dexia - by 6.8 %, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse - by 4.0 %. [2009-06-18]