Stock indices of USA and Europe by the end of November 28, 2011

/IRBIS, November 29, 2011/ - As a result of trading on November 28, 2011 indices of share platforms of the U.S. and Europe were as follows: -------------------------------------------------------- Changes (in %) for --------------------- for hist. Nov 28, 2011 1 day* 1 month 2011 maximum** ----------- ------------ ------ ------- ------ --------- CAC 40 3,012.93 +5.46 -10.02 -22.76 6,944.70 DAX 5,745.33 +4.60 -9.47 -17.80 8,136.16 MADX INDX. 815.52 +4.59 -12.15 -19.00 1,724.95 BEL20 2,008.90 +4.58 -8.66 -23.67 4,756.82 NASDAQ 2,527.34 +3.52 -7.67 -6.10 5,048.62 S&P 500 1,192.55 +2.92 -7.20 -6.24 1,565.16 FTSE 100 5,312.76 +2.87 -6.83 -11.66 8,105.69 Dow Jones 11,523.01 +2.59 -5.79 -1.27 13,727.03 Swiss 5,522.66 +2.35 -5.64 -14.96 9,531.46 ----------- ------------ ------ ------- ------ --------- MSCI Europe 79.71 +3.71 -7.69 -17.06 144.21 -------------------------------------------------------- * 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 Monday resulted in a significant increase. Support was provided by positive news about record retail sales of "Black Friday" in the U.S. after Thanksgiving. Recall, the Chicago research firm ShopperTrak reported that sales on "Black Friday" have grown this year compared to the same day in 2010 by 6.6%, reaching $ 11.4 billion, which is the largest amount spent by consumers in country in one day. For total, according to the National Association of Retail Trade, U.S. consumers spent about $ 52.4 billion over the past weekend at the pre-Christmas shopping. On the other hand, support was also provided by reports that last weekend the leaders of the eurozone countries have reached agreements on key parameters of the expansion of the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF). As expected, November 29, eurozone finance ministers will hold a meeting at which the relevant documents will be signed. 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. [2011-11-29]