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

/IRBIS, August 22, 2011/ - As a result of trading on August 19, 2011 indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe were: ----------------------------------------------------------- Changes (in %) for --------------------- for hist. August 19, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 maximum** ----------- --------------- ------ ------- ------ --------- FTSE 100 5,040.76 -1.01 -12.94 -16.18 8,105.69 S&P 500 1,123.53 -1.50 -15.32 -11.66 1,565.16 BEL20 2,118.71 -1.55 -11.82 -19.50 4,756.82 Dow Jones 10,817.65 -1.57 -14.06 -7.31 13,727.03 NASDAQ 2,341.84 -1.62 -17.15 -12.99 5,048.62 CAC 40 3,016.99 -1.92 -18.35 -22.66 6,944.70 Swiss 5,093.75 -1.97 -13.61 -21.56 9,531.46 MADX INDX. 825.82 -2.09 -13.73 -17.98 1,724.95 DAX 5,480.00 -2.19 -23.81 -21.60 8,136.16 ----------- --------------- ------ ------- ------ --------- MSCI Europe 77.25 -1.59 -15.46 -19.61 144.21 ----------------------------------------------------------- * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Trading on the stock markets of the U.S. and Europe ended with decrease in the major indices on Friday, against the background of concerns about the prospects of strengthening global economic recovery. So, JPMorgan Chase due to increased risk of recession has lowered its growth forecast for the U.S. economy in the third and fourth quarters of this year, as well as in the first quarter of 2012. As expected by bank analysts, the growth of U.S. GDP in the fourth quarter of 1%, whereas the earlier projected growth of 2.5% in the first quarter of 2012 - 0.5% (earlier - an increase of 1.5%). Also, the pressure was exerted by statistics. Business Activity Index from Philadelphia Fed up in August 2011 was (-30.7) points, while analysts predicted that the value of the index was 3.7 points. Thus, the index showed a minimum in March 2009 crisis. 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. [2011-08-22]