Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 02-03-2012.

Resistance 3:1410 (high of June’2008)

Resistance 2:1400 (psychological level)

Resistance 1:1377 (Feb  29, Mar 1 and session high)

Current price: 1372,25

Support 1:1368 (session low)

Support 2:1358 (Feb 29 and Mar  1 lows)

Support 3:1352/1 (Feb 23 and 27 lows)

U.S. stock-index futures dropped, pared this week’s advance.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 9,777.03 +69.66 +0.72%

Hang Seng21,562.26 +174.30 +0.81%

Shanghai Composite 2,460.69 +34.58 +1.43%

FTSE 5,918.55 -12.70 -0.21%

CAC 3,501.38 +1.65 +0.05%

DAX 6,935.87 -5.90 -0.08%

Crude oil: $108.28 (-0,5%).

Gold: $1712.10 (-0,6%).

Alcoa (AA) was initiated with a Neutral at Nomura.

Boeing (BA) was initiated with a Buy and a target price of $90 at Maxim Group.

Travelers (TRV) was downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley.

Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index set to extend its longest weekly winning streak on record, after U.S. jobless claims fell and European leaders agreed to speed up providing a permanent bailout fund for the region’s debt crisis.

Nikkei 225 9,777.03 +69.66 +0.72%

Hang Seng 21,562.26 +174.30 +0.81%

S&P/ASX 200 4,273.1 +17.56 +0.41%

Shanghai Composite 2,460.69 +34.58 +1.43%

James Hardie Industries NV, which makes most of its revenue selling home siding in the U.S., increased 1.4 percent in Sydney.

HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank by market value, gained 1.3 percent in Hong Kong.

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s No. 1 automaker, climbed 1.9 percent in Seoul after U.S. sales advanced last month.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan’s third-largest shipping line by sales, jumped 7.6 percent in Tokyo as container freight rates on Asia to Europe routes rose.

Resistance 3: Y82.75 (Apr 27 high)

Resistance 2: Y82.20 (May’s high)

Resistance 1: Y81.70 (Feb 27 high)

The current price: Y81.45

Support 1:Y80.80 (session low)

Support 2:Y80.00/90 (Feb 23-24 low)

Support 3:Y79.50 (Feb 21 low, 38,2% FIBO Y76.00-Y81.70)

Resistance 3 : $1.6130 (Nov 21 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.6030/40 (psychological level)

Resistance 1 : $1.5990/00 (Feb 29 high)

The current price: $1.5943

Support 1 : $1.5895 (Mar 1 low)

Support 2 : $1.5860 (38,2% FIBO $1,5650-$1,5990)

Support 3 : $1.5800 (area of Feb 27-28 low)

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 9,707.37 -15.87 -0.16%

Hang Seng 21,387.96 -292.12 -1.35%

S&P/ASX 200 4,255.55 -43.00 -1.00%

Shanghai Composite 2,426.11 -2.37 -0.10%

FTSE 100 5,931.25 +59.74 +1.02%

CAC 40 3,499.73 +47.28 +1.37%

DAX 6,941.77 +85.69 +1.25%

Dow 12,980.30 +28.23 +0.22%

Nasdaq 2,988.97 +22.08 +0.74%

S&P 500 1,374.09 +8.41 +0.62%