/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, September 16, 09/ - The value of global stock indexes after trades on September 15, 2009 made:

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                            changes (in %) for
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                                      From the Historical
            15.09.09 a day*     a beginning of    maximum
                            month         2009          *
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S&P 500     1,224.33   +2.5 +15.5        +93.8   2,487.92
NASDAQ      1,203.97   +2.5 +12.2        +94.3   1,969.91
DJIA       10,339.43   +1.2  -2.4        +16.7  38,916.00
FTSE-100    9,683.41   +0.6  +3.9         +7.2  13,727.03
MICEX       3,752.21   +0.6  +7.4        +12.0   6,922.33
DAX         2,102.64   +0.5  +5.9        +33.3   5,048.62
CAC-40      5,042.13   +0.5  +7.0        +10.5   8,105.69
RТС         1,052.63   +0.3  +4.8        +13.0   1,565.15
Nikkei-225  5,628.98   +0.2  +6.0        +17.0   6,930.20
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KASE        1,452.40   +2.2 +11.4        +60.7   2,858.11
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*  terms were ordered by descending of indexes change for 1 day
** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation

Trades at U.S. stock markets ended in the green zone against the background of favorable macro-economic data and optimistic statements of head of FRS. In August, volume of retail sales in the U.S rose by 2.7% and to $ 351.4 billion, which was higher than analysts' forecasts (an increase of 1.7%). Mr. Ben Bernanke, Chief of Fed said the U.S. has passed a recession, but the recovery will be slow. However, the unemployment rate will fall slow too.

European markets also reacted positively to macroeconomic news from the U.S.: HSBC shares price rose by 1.6%, Societe Generale - on 1.0%, Banco Santander - on 1.0%

[2009-09-16]