Global stock indices after trades on October 20, 2009

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, October 21, 09/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on October 20, 2009 made: ------------------------------------------------------------ Trend (in %) for -------------------- since Historic maximum** 20.10.09 a day* a month 2009 ---------- --------- ------ ------- ----- ------------------ Nikkei-225 10,336.84 +1.0 -0.3 +16.7 38,916.00 RТS 1,446.14 +0.9 +16.1 2.3 2,487.92 MICEX 1,361.75 -0.3 +12.7 2.2 1,969.91 DJIA 10,041.48 -0.5 +2.3 +11.1 13,727.03 CAC-40 3,871.45 -0.5 +1.1 +15.6 6,922.33 NASDAQ 2,163.47 -0.6 +1.4 +37.2 5,048.62 S&P 500 1,091.06 -0.6 +2.1 +17.1 1,565.15 DAX 5,811.77 -0.7 +1.9 +20.8 6,930.20 FTSE-100 5,243.40 -0.7 +1.4 +14.9 8,105.69 KASE 1,693.19 +2.1 +9.5 +87.4 2,858.11 ------------------------------------------------------------ * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation U.S. markets were closed in the red under the pressure of negative information about bookmarks, the new housing in the United States in September, which fell from 598 thousand to 590 thousand. Analysts expected growth rate up to 610 thousand. Price index of Producer (PPI) in the U.S. fell in September to 0.6%, while analysts expected a repetition of the August values (an increase of 1.7%). These corporate reports of U.S. companies indicate economic recovery. DuPont quarterly profit rose by 11% to $ 409 million (45 cents per share), with forecast expectations of 33 cents per share. Net profit of Coca-Cola was $ 1.90 billion (81 cents per share), slightly above than market expectations. Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar reported on the amount of net profit of $ 404 million (64 cents per share), analysts expected 6 cents per share. European stock markets also declined under the pressure of American statistics. Shares of Barclays fell sharply to 4.8% after reports that the National Fund of Qatar will sell its shares. Shares of other financial companies also fell: Paper HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Credit Agricole, Natixis and Credit Suisse fell 0.2-2.8%. Asian markets rose on Tuesday against the backdrop of growth in the American sites, observed on Monday. [2009-10-21]