Stock indices of USA and Europe by the end of November 23, 2011

/IRBIS, November 24, 2011/ - As a result of trading on November 23, 2011 indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe were as follows: -------------------------------------------------------- Changes (in %) for --------------------- for hist. Nov 23, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 maximum** ----------- ------------ ------ ------- ------ --------- Swiss 5,386.14 -1.13 -5.65 -17.06 9,531.46 BEL20 1,923.32 -1.18 -9.86 -26.92 4,756.82 FTSE 100 5,139.78 -1.29 -6.98 -14.53 8,105.69 DAX 5,457.77 -1.44 -9.74 -21.92 8,136.16 CAC 40 2,822.43 -1.68 -11.08 -27.65 6,944.70 MADX INDX. 777.02 -2.03 -12.94 -22.83 1,724.95 Dow Jones 11,257.55 -2.05 -5.51 -3.54 13,727.03 S&P 500 1,161.79 -2.21 -7.37 -8.65 1,565.16 NASDAQ 2,460.08 -2.43 -8.87 -8.60 5,048.62 ----------- ------------ ------ ------- ------ --------- MSCI Europe 76.46 -1.32 -8.27 -20.44 144.21 -------------------------------------------------------- * 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 Wednesday ended with decrease of indices again amid growing concerns about the situation in the eurozone. In particular, the negative impact on investor sentiment has had placement of 10-year bonds in Germany, the most unfortunate in the country's history since joining the euro zone. The German government planned to borrow 6 billion euros, but the volume of demand was only 3.889 billion euros. As a result, the Bundesbank had to buy about 40% of the issue for the auction to take place. Also, the pressure had a message saying that the index of business activity in the industry (PMI) of China, according to HSBC, in November 2011 dropped to 48 points against 51 points in October, showing the minimum value over the past 32 months. In addition, on Wednesday it became known that the index of consumer sentiment in the U.S., calculated the University of Michigan in November 2011 was 64.1 points compared to 60.9 points in October. The analysts expect the growth rate to 64.5 points. In addition, number of orders for durable goods in the U.S. in October 2011 decreased by 0.7% compared with September. U.S. consumer spending in October 2011 increased by 0.1%, while analysts expected growth rate of 0.3%. FTSE 100 Index - stock index, calculated by 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. [2011-11-24]