Global stock indices after trades on November 4, 2009

/IRBIS, Dinara Mukasheva, November 5, 09/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on November 4, 2009 made: ----------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for -------------------- since Historic maximum** 4.11.09 a day* a month 2009 ---------- -------- ------ ------- ----- ------------------ CAC-40 3,670.33 +2.4 -0.1 +9.6 6,922.33 DAX 5,444.23 +1.7 -1.2 +13.2 6,930.20 FTSE-100 5,107.89 +1.4 +1.7 +12.0 8,105.69 Nikkei-225 9,844.31 +0.4 +1.8 +11.1 38,916.00 DJIA 9,802.14 +0.3 +2.1 +8.5 13,727.03 S&P 500 1,046.50 +0.1 +0.6 +12.3 1,565.15 NASDAQ 2,055.52 -0.1 -0.6 +30.3 5,048.62 KASE 1,637.43 +2.4 +11.3 +81.2 2,858.11 ----------------------------------------------------------- ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Stock indexes in the U.S. for the most part have demonstrated growth on the background of macroeconomic reports to the expectations of analysts. The number of jobs in the private sector of the U.S. in October fell by 203 thousand, as predicted earlier. U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates on a range of federal funds without changes within 0-0.25% per annum. Shares Walt Disney Co. increased by 1.5% after reports that the Chinese authorities approved the construction of Disneyland in Shanghai. European stocks also closed in the "green zone" on the background out of positive corporate reports. Societe Generale shares rose by 5% after reporting a doubling of the company's profits in the third quarter to 426 million euros. Marks & Spencer shares rose by 6%, the company reported a net profit in the first half of 2009-2010 fiscal year, amounting to 224.3 m. pounds. Rising oil prices supported the quotations oil companies: shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. increased by 3.3%, Rio Tinto Group - by 2.8%. Trading on Russia's stock exchanges weren't conducted in connection with the celebration of national unity. [2009-11-05]