Global stock indices after trades on January 15, 2010

/IRBIS, January 18, 2010/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on January 15, 2010 made: ----------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for --------------------- since Historic maximum** Jan. 15, 2010 a day* a month 2009 ---------- ------------- ------ ------- ------ ------------------ Nikkei-225 10,982.10 +0.7 +7.9 +24.0 38,916.00 RТS, 1,559.25 -0.17 +7.6 +146.8 2,487.92 MICEX 1,452.67 -0.20 +4.6 +134.5 1,969.91 FTSE-100 5,455.40 -0.8 +2.5 +19.6 8,105.69 DAX 10,609.65 -0.9 +1.6 +17.4 13,727.03 NASDAQ 1,136.03 -1.1 +2.4 +21.9 1,565.15 CAC-40 2,287.99 -1.2 +3.7 +45.1 5,048.62 DJIA 3,954.38 -1.5 +2.0 +18.1 6,922.33 S&P,500, 5,875.97 -1.9 -0.5 +22.2 6,930.20 ---------- ------------- ------ ------- ------ ------------------ KASE 1,947.72 +0.5 +11.4 +115.6 2,858.11 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Share indexes in the USA finished week decrease under the pressure of falling stock quotes of banks and the financial companies: the administration of the "White House" declared in a weekend introduction of the special tax for banks for indemnification of losses under program TARP. Corresponding influence was rendered also by the publication of level of consumer trust in the USA, according to preliminary data, in January, 2010 which grew on 0.3 points to 72.8 points (the forecast of analysts - 73.9 points). Shares of JP Morgan Chase fell to 2.2% after publication of the report of bank for the fourth quarter 2009: the bank net profit increased in 4.7 times to $3.3 billion, however a gain for a year has made $25.2 billion at expectations of analysts of an indicator in $26.2 billion the European indexes also decreased under the pressure of moods on the American platforms. Falling quotations of the basic metals put pressure upon shares of the mining companies: papers BHP Billiton fell to 1,0%, Rio Tinto - on 1.0%, Xstrata Plc - on 2.6%, Lonmin - on 2.3%. [2010-01-18]