Stock indices of USA and Europe by the end of October 14, 2011

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/IRBIS, October 17, 2011/ - As a result of trading on October 14, 2011 indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe were as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------ Changes (in %) for --------------------- for hist. October 14, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 maximum** ----------- ---------------- ------ ------- ------ --------- NASDAQ 2,667.85 +1.82 +3.70 -0.88 5,048.62 S&P 500 1,224.58 +1.74 +3.02 -3.72 1,565.16 Dow Jones 11,644.49 +1.45 +3.54 -0.23 13,727.03 FTSE 100 5,466.36 +1.17 +4.58 -9.10 8,105.69 BEL20 2,203.04 +1.05 +5.07 -16.29 4,756.82 CAC 40 3,217.89 +0.97 +9.11 -17.51 6,944.70 DAX 5,967.20 +0.89 +11.74 -14.63 8,136.16 Swiss 5,761.12 +0.84 +6.34 -11.28 9,531.46 MADX INDX. 903.20 +0.29 +11.34 -10.29 1,724.95 ----------- ---------------- ------ ------- ------ --------- MSCI Europe 82.66 +0.85 +6.41 -13.99 144.21 ------------------------------------------------------------ * rows sorted in descending order a day ** historic maximum for the whole history of index calculation Trading on the stock markets in the U.S. and Europe on Friday ended with the growth of the major indexes. Support was provided by the macroeconomic news from the U.S., as well as the expectation of the outcome of meetings of finance ministers and central bankers of the "big twenty" in Paris. In particular, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that retail sales in the country in September 2011 increased by 1.1% compared with August and amounted to $ 395.5 billion analysts had expected growth rate in September, only 0.5%. At the same annualized sales in the retail sector in September rose 7.9%. Sales, excluding cars and parts, rose in September by 0.6% to $ 326.67 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. [2011-10-17]