Global stock indices after trades on February 17, 2010

/IRBIS, February 18, 2010/ - The value of global stock indices after trades on February 17, 2010 made: --------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for -------------------- since Historic maximum** Feb 17, 2010 a day* a month 2009 ---------- ------------ ------ ------- ----- ------------------ Nikkei-225 10,306.83 +2.7 -6.1 -2.3 38,916.00 CAC-40 3,725.21 +1.5 -5.8 -5.4 6,922.33 DAX 5,648.34 +1.0 -3.9 -5.2 6,930.20 FTSE-100 5,276.64 +0.6 -3.3 -2.5 8,105.69 NASDAQ 2,226.29 +0.5 -2.7 -1.9 5,048.62 S&P,500, 1,099.51 +0.4 -3.2 -1.4 1,565.15 DJIA 10,309.24 +0.4 -2.8 -1.1 13,727.03 RТS, 1,421.97 +0.3 -8.8 -1.6 2,487.92 MICEX 1,354.09 -0.5 -6.8 -1.2 1,969.91 ---------- ------------ ------ ------- ----- ------------------ KASE 1,792.53 +1.2 -8.0 +1.4 2,858.11 --------------------------------------------------------------- ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Stock indexes in the United States on Tuesday once again closed in the green zone on the background of the positive macroeconomic news. On Wednesday, data were published on the state of the U.S. housing market: the number of new homes in January 2010 increased by 2.8% to 591 thousand (the forecast of analysts - 580 thousand). In addition, on Wednesday as it became known that import prices in January rose by 1.4% (analysts had expected growth of 0.8%), continuing increase in the sixth month in a row. Citigroup shares rose to 3.0% after reports that a hedge fund Paulson&Co. increases its stake in the bank. Papers of ConocoPhillips fell 1.2% after it became known that the investment company of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has reduced its investments in certain U.S. companies, including those sold its 34% stake in ConocoPhilips. European markets also closed with growth, against the backdrop of favorable macroeconomic news. Eurozone trade surplus in December 2009 amounted to 4.4 billion euros against the deficit of 1.8 billion euros in December 2008. Unemployment in the UK in January 2010 remained unchanged at 5%. BNP Paribas shares rose 4.0% - Bank's net profit for 2009 increased by 87.5% to 6.5 billion euros, revenues grew by 46.8% to 40.2 billion euros. Stock indexes in the United States on Tuesday once again closed in the green zone on the background of the positive macroeconomic news. [2010-02-18]