Stock Indexes of U.S. and Europe up to the November 19, 2010

/IRBIS, November 22, 2010/ - As a result of trading November 19, 2010 importance of indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe was: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Trend (in %) for ------------------------- Nov. 19, 2010 from the History max.** a day* a month beginning of 2010 ----------- ------------- ------ ------- ---------- -------------- S&P 500 1,199.73 +0.25 +1.83 +5.89 1,565.16 Dow Jones 11,203.55 +0.20 +0.86 +5.85 13,727.03 DAX 6,843.55 +0.17 +4.89 +13.15 8,136.16 NASDAQ 2,518.12 +0.15 +2.47 +9.08 5,048.62 CAC 40 3,860.16 -0.20 +0.84 -3.83 6,944.70 BEL20 2,665.01 -0.21 -0.16 +3.94 4,756.82 Swiss 6,590.84 -0.34 +1.75 -0.61 9,531.46 MADX INDX. 1,050.87 -0.60 -6.36 -16.75 1,724.95 FTSE 100 5,732.83 -0.62 +0.07 +4.23 8,105.69 ----------- ------------- ------ ------- ---------- -------------- MSCI Europe 93.41 -0.64 +1.30 +5.81 144.21 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ** rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Stock trading in the U.S. on Friday resulted in the growth, despite the pressure of news from China. Recall, November 19 the National Bank of China said that since November 29, 2010 reserve requirements for banks will be raised by 0.5%: for the four largest banks reserve ratio was 18.5%, for smaller - 16- 16.5%. This increase was the fifth already this year. This measure aims to reduce the volume of loans issued by banks that are supposed to help slow the rate of inflation in the country. Against this background, support was strong corporate reports of major U.S. companies. Net profit world's second largest computer maker Dell Inc. for the first nine months of 2010-2011 fiscal year ended October 30 rose by 55% to $ 1.708 billion versus $ 1.099 billion a year earlier. Revenue for the period rose 21% to $ 45.802 billion compared with $ 38.002 billion a year earlier. Operating income rose 38% to $ 2.288 billion, while net profit of Dell Inc. for the third quarter of 2010-2011 fiscal years increased more than twofold to $ 822 million. Stock Indices European markets closed lower on Friday amid falling at the opening of trading in the U.S. Furthermore, the pressure continued to uncertainty surrounding the debt problems of Ireland. Irish finance minister Mr. Brian Lenihan said that Dublin is ready to seek help from the EU and the IMF after talks with their representatives. Earlier, the head of the central bank in the country, Mr. Patrick Honogan stated that the amount of EU aid and the IMF could reach "tens of billions of 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 November 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. [2010-11-22]