Stock indices of USA and Europe by the end of July 19, 2011
20.07.11 14:43
/IRBIS, July 19, 2011/ - As a result of trading on July 19, 2011 indices
of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe were:
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Changes (in %) for
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for hist.
July 19, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 maximum**
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NASDAQ 2,826.52 +2.22 +5.52 +5.02 5,048.62
Dow Jones 12,587.42 +1.63 +4.23 +7.85 13,727.03
S&P 500 1,326.73 +1.63 +3.02 +4.31 1,565.16
CAC 40 3,694.95 +1.212 -4.39 -5.28 6,944.70
Swiss 5,896.55 +1.206 -5.74 -9.20 9,531.46
DAX 7,192.67 +1.19 -0.17 +2.90 8,136.16
MADX INDX. 957.22 +1.08 -7.03 -4.93 1,724.95
BEL20 2,402.71 +0.78 -7.24 -8.71 4,756.82
FTSE 100 5,789.99 +0.65 -0.23 -3.72 8,105.69
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MSCI Europe 91.38 +0.81 -2.19 -4.91 144.21
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* rows sorted in descending order a day
** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation
Trading on the stock markets of USA and Europe on
Tuesday ended with major indexes rising. Support was
provided by favorable macroeconomic news. According to
the U.S. Department of Commerce, the volume of new
construction in June 2011 increased by 14.6% compared
with May and amounted to 629 thousand The number of
building permits in June rose by 2.5% compared with May
and amounted to 624 thousands. Analysts had expected
the number of new homes in the U.S. in June to amount
to 575 thousand, while the number of building permits
issued - had dropped to 595 thousand support was also
strong corporate reports. The largest mortgage bank in
the U.S. Wells Fargo & Co. reported that in the second
quarter of 2011, its net profit rose by 29%: Net income for
the second quarter rose to $ 3.95 billion ($ 0.70 per
share) from $ 3.06 billion ($ 0.55 per share) for the same
period of 2010. Revenue of Wells Fargo rose by 0.3% to
$ 20.4 billion in net income Coca-Cola in the second
quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year
increased by 18% to $ 2.804 billion ($ 1.2 per share), the
proceeds - increased by 47% to $ 12.7 billion
FTSE 100 Index - stock index, calculated Agency Financial Times
based on rates
of 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 of
stock prices of the largest companies in Germany.
CAC 40 - France's stock market index. Calculated as weighted average
capitalization value stock prices of 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 March 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.
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