Stock Indexes of U.S. and Europe up to the October 27, 2010

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/IRBIS, October 28, 2010/ - As a result of trading October 27, 2010 importance of indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe was: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trend (in %) for --------------------------- Oct. 27, 2010 from the History max.** a day* a month beginning of 2010 ----------- ------------- ------ ------- ---------- -------------- NASDAQ 2,503.26 +0.24 +5.63 +8.44 5,048.62 Swiss 6,479.21 +0.04 +2.21 -2.30 9,531.46 S&P 500 1,182.45 -0.27 +3.53 +4.37 1,565.16 Dow Jones 11,126.28 -0.39 +2.91 +5.12 13,727.03 DAX 6,568.00 -0.69 +4.60 +8.59 8,136.16 BEL20 2,672.71 -0.74 +2.89 +4.24 4,756.82 MADX INDX. 1,100.25 -0.93 +0.51 -12.84 1,724.95 CAC 40 3,815.77 -0.96 +1.32 -4.94 6,944.70 FTSE 100 5,646.02 -1.07 +1.30 +2.65 8,105.69 ----------- ------------- ------ ------- ---------- -------------- MSCI Europe 91.77 -0.75 +0.69 +3.95 144.21 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Indexes of U.S. stock market on Wednesday closed down differently. Pressure on the mood of investors has concerns about the fact that the volume of the forthcoming redemption of securities by the Federal Reserve will be less than expected. In this case, macroeconomic statistics was quite positive. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, orders for durable goods in September 2010 increased by 3.3%. Analysts had expected growth of 1.6%. In addition, on Wednesday became aware that sales of new homes in September 2010 increased by 6.6% to 307 thousand Analysts had forecast an increase of 300 thousand homes. ConocoPhillips Petroleum Corporation reported that for the third quarter of 2010, its adjusted profit (excluding proceeds from asset sales and other special items) was $ 2.2 billion, or $1.50 per share. Analysts had expected profit value of $ 1.46 per share. Manufacturer of household and hygiene products Procter & Gamble Co. reported that the first quarter of 2010-2011 fiscal year, net income totaled $ 3.081 billion versus $ 3.307 billion a year earlier. European stocks on Wednesday finished the session lower amid falling at the opening of trading in the U.S.. Deutsche Bank AG reported that in the third quarter 2010 net loss of the bank amounted to 1.2 billion euros (including costs associated with Postbank). The proceeds of the bank amounted to 5 billion euros. 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 October 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. [2010-10-28]