Stock indices of USA and Europe by the end of July 19, 2011

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/IRBIS, July 19, 2011/ - As a result of trading on July 19, 2011 indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe were: -------------------------------------------------------- Changes (in %) for -------------------- for hist. July 19, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 maximum** ----------- ------------- ------ ------- ----- --------- 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 ----------- ------------- ------ ------- ----- --------- MSCI Europe 91.38 +0.81 -2.19 -4.91 144.21 -------------------------------------------------------- * 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. [2011-07-20]