Stock Indexes of U.S. and Europe up to the April 26, 2010

/IRBIS, April 27, 2010/ - As a result of trading April 26, 2010 importance of indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe was: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for ------------------------- from the History max.** April 26, 2010 a day* a month beginning of 2010 ----------- -------------- ------ ------- ---------- -------------- CAC 40 3,997.39 +1.17 +0.21 -0.41 6,944.70 DAX 6,332.10 +1.16 +3.46 +4.69 8,136.16 Swiss 6,803.74 +0.529 -0.51 +2.60 9,531.46 FTSE 100 5,753.85 +0.528 +0.89 +4.61 8,105.69 BEL20 2,656.28 +0.46 -0.02 +3.60 4,756.82 MADX INDX. 1,132.12 +0.15 -1.04 -10.32 1,724.95 Dow Jones 11,205.03 +0.01 +3.27 +5.87 13,727.03 NASDAQ 2,522.95 -0.28 +5.34 +9.29 5,048.62 S&P 500 1,212.05 -0.43 +3.90 +6.98 1,565.16 ----------- -------------- ------ ------- ---------- -------------- MSCI Europe 93.61 +0.98 +2.38 +6.04 144.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Indices of U.S. stock exchanges showed mixed trends on Monday. Support was provided by positive corporate reports. Thus, the profit Caterpillar Inc. in the first quarter of 2010 amounted to 50 cents per share, excluding one-time costs. Analysts also forecast a profit of 39 cents per share. In addition, the company raised its profit forecast for the year to $2.5-3.25 per share and $38-42 billion in revenue. Net profit of one of the world's largest manufacturers of household appliances Whirlpool Corp. during the period doubled to $2.13 per share (the forecast - $1.33 per share). The company also raised its profit forecast for 2010 to $8.5 per share. On the other hand, the pressure on the U.S. market provided investors' concerns regarding the introduction of a new law to reform the system of financial regulation. Currently in Congress continue to debate the bill, which can significantly enhance the control over U.S. banks. European markets closed on a positive note, under the influence of good quarterly reports of major U.S. companies. FTSE 100 Index - stock index, calculated Agency Financial Times based on rates 100 companies with the largest capitalization on the list of the London Stock Exchange. DAX - Germany's stock index. Calculated as weighted average capitalization value stock prices of the largest companies in Germany. CAC 40 - France's stock market index. Calculated as weighted average capitalization value stock prices 40 largest companies whose shares are traded on the stock exchange Euronext Paris. BEL20 - key stock index, Belgium. Calculated on the Brussels Stock Exchange. The index comprises 10 to 20 companies. MADX Index - main index of the Madrid area, calculated on the basis of capitalization of the shares of leading companies in Spain. SMI-includes shares of 20 largest companies traded on the Swiss Exchange. S&P 500 - one of the major U.S. stock indices, a basket which included 500 selected companies in the U.S. having the largest capitalization. DJIA - the oldest among the existing U.S. market indexes, covers the 30 largest U.S. companies. Nasdaq Composite Index - a composite index NASDAQ, includes more than five thousand companies (both American and foreign), which are in listing NASDAQ. MSCI Europe - a composite index of market capitalization of developed stock markets in Europe. Since September 2002, MSCI Europe Index consists of the following 16 developed market country indices: Austria, Belgium, Denmark,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. [2010-04-27]