CFD Markets News and Forecasts — 17-04-2017

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

DJIA 20636.92 +183.67

NASDAQ 5856.79 +51.64

S&P 500 2349.01 +20.06

NIKKEI 18355.26 UNCH 0%

SHANGHAI 3221.67 -24.39

(pare/closed(GMT +2)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,0643 +0,30%

GBP/USD $1,2564 +0,33%

USD/CHF Chf1,0039 -0,14%

USD/JPY Y109,01 +0,39%

EUR/JPY Y116,02 +0,63%

GBP/JPY Y136,96 +0,69%

AUD/USD $0,7589 +0,16%

NZD/USD $0,7010 +0,09%

USD/CAD C$1,3315 -0,07%

01:30 Australia RBA Meeting's Minutes

12:30 Canada Foreign Securities Purchases February 6.2

12:30 U.S. Housing Starts March 1288 1264

12:30 U.S. Building Permits March 1216 1245

13:00 U.S. FOMC Member Esther George Speaks

13:15 U.S. Capacity Utilization March 75.9% 76.1%

13:15 U.S. Industrial Production YoY March 0.4%

13:15 U.S. Industrial Production (MoM) March 0.1% 0.5%

16:30 Canada Gov Council Member Wilkins Speaks

The major US stock indices grew moderately on Monday, as investors switched their attention to the reporting season for the first quarter, while geopolitical problems faded into the background.

The main attention of investors is focused on the quarterly reporting of the corporate segment. This week, Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), IBM (IBM), American Express (AXP), Verizon (VZ), General Electric (GE), and a lot others.

In addition, as it became known, manufacturing activity in the New York area deteriorated significantly in April, which may indicate that the euphoria of the business community after the election of Trump begins to dissipate. According to the survey, the index of activity in the manufacturing sector from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York fell to 5.2 from 16.4 in March. It was expected that the index will be 15.0. The study still shows improvement in conditions, since the index was above zero. However, a number of key components, including new orders and shipments, also deteriorated.

At the same time, the confidence of builders in the market of newly built single-family houses in April fell by 3 points, to 68 points, according to the housing market index (HMI) from the National Association of Housing Developers. The component evaluating the current conditions of sales fell 3 points to 74, while the index reflecting the expected sales in the next 6 months fell by 3 points to 75. Meanwhile, the component measuring the traffic of buyers decreased by 1 point to 52.

Most components of the DOW index finished the trades in positive territory (28 out of 30). The shares of Chevron Corporation fell more than others (CVX, -0.23%). The leader of growth was the shares of The Boeing Company (BA, + 1.87%).

All sectors of the S & P index showed positive dynamics. The leader of growth was the financial sector (+ 1.5%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.90% 20.636.58 +183.33

Nasdaq + 0.89% 5,856.79 +51.64

S & P + 0.86% 2,348.99 +20.04

U.S. stock-index advanced as oil prices trimmed losses, but gains were limited by geopolitical tensions and weak U.S. data. In addition, investors eyed a pickup in earnings season.

Stocks:

Nikkei 18,355.26 +19.63 +0.11%

Hang Seng -

Shanghai 3,221.67 -24.39 -0.75%

FTSE -

CAC -

DAX -

Crude $53.08 (+0.23%)

Gold $1,289.30 (+0.06%)

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)

Upgrades:

McDonald's (MCD) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo

Downgrades:

Other:

Apple (AAPL) target raised to $157 from $155 at RBC Capital Mkts

Facebook (FB) target raised to $160 from $155 at Aegis Capital

Amazon (AMZN) target raised to $1050 from $900 at Credit Suisse

April 18

Before the Open:

Bank of America (BAC). Consensus EPS $0.35, Consensus Revenues $21765.60 mln.

Goldman Sachs (GS). Consensus EPS $5.19, Consensus Revenues $8328.86 mln.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Consensus EPS $1.77, Consensus Revenues $18019.78 mln.

UnitedHealth (UNH). Consensus EPS $2.17, Consensus Revenues $48211.34 mln.

After the Close:

IBM (IBM). Consensus EPS $2.35, Consensus Revenues $18367.18 mln.

Yahoo! (YHOO). Consensus EPS $0.14, Consensus Revenues $814.32 mln.

April 19

Before the Open:

Morgan Stanley (MS). Consensus EPS $0.90, Consensus Revenues $9290.90 mln.

After the Close:

American Express (AXP). Consensus EPS $1.27, Consensus Revenues $7756.82 mln.

April 20

Before the Open:

Travelers (TRV). Consensus EPS $2.38, Consensus Revenues $6225.25 mln.

Verizon (VZ). Consensus EPS $0.97, Consensus Revenues $30511.07 mln.

After the Close:

Visa (V). Consensus EPS $0.79, Consensus Revenues $4287.42 mln.

April 21

Before the Open:

General Electric (GE). Consensus EPS $0.17, Consensus Revenues $26370.79 mln.

Honeywell (HON). Consensus EPS $1.62, Consensus Revenues $9328.83 mln.

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.0785 (1067)

$1.0735 (462)

$1.0703 (126)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.0620

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.0544 (762)

$1.0495 (1700)

$1.0435 (2782)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 9 is 54324 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (4871);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 9 is 58301 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0400 (5235);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.07 versus 1.08 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 13

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2806 (1078)

$1.2709 (660)

$1.2613 (425)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2542

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2390 (752)

$1.2293 (807)

$1.2195 (723)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 9 is 16228 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3000 (1371);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 9 is 18975 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1500 (3063);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.17 versus 1.15 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 13

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Oil 52.98 +0.13%

Gold 1,296.80 +0.52%

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

DJIA 20453.25 -138.61 -0.67%

S&P 500 2328.95 -15.98 -0.68%

NIKKEI 18335.63 -91.21 -0.49%

SHANGHAI 3241.54 -34.42 -1.05%

HSI 24261.66 -51.84 -0.21%

KOSPI 2134.88 -13.73 -0.64%

ASX 200 5889.95 -44.01 -0.74%

(pare/closed(GMT +2)/change, %)

EUR/USD $ 1,0611 -0,04%

GBP/USD $ 1,2523 +0,14%

USD/CHF Chf1,0053 +0,01%

USD/JPY Y108,58 -0,52%

EUR/JPY Y115,29 -0,48%

GBP/JPY Y136,02 -0,33%

AUD/USD $0,7577 +0,13%

NZD/USD $0,7004 +0,06%

USD/CAD C$1,3324 -0,05%

02:00 China Retail Sales y/y March 9.5% 9.6%

02:00 China Industrial Production y/y March 6.3% 6.3%

02:00 China Fixed Asset Investment March 8.9% 8.8%

02:00 China GDP y/y Quarter I 6.8% 6.8%

06:00 United Kingdom Bank holiday

06:00 France Bank holiday

06:00 Germany Bank Holiday

06:00 Switzerland Bank holiday

12:30 U.S. NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index April 16.4 15

14:00 U.S. NAHB Housing Market Index April 71 70

20:00 U.S. Total Net TIC Flows February 110.4

20:00 U.S. Net Long-term TIC Flows February 6.3