Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 05-04-2016.

Major U.S. stock-indexes lower on Tuesday as investors fretted over renewed uncertainties about the Federal Reserve's plan to raise interest rates this year. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Tuesday warned of increasing risks to global economic growth, unless there were stronger measures by policymakers. Lagarde's comments come a week after Fed Chair Janet Yellen urged caution on rate hikes, citing a shaky global economy and low oil prices. However, some Fed officials have supported an aggressive monetary policy, sparking concerns about the timing and the number of rate hikes this year.

Most of Dow stocks in negative area (25 of 30). Top looser - The Walt Disney Company (DIS, -2,38%). Top gainer - Pfizer Inc. (PFE, +2,80%).

All S&P sectors in negative area. Top looser - Utilities (-1,5%).

At the moment:

Dow 17522.00 -120.00 -0.68%

S&P 500 2038.00 -19.50 -0.95%

Nasdaq 100 4462.50 -37.75 -0.84%

Oil 35.55 -0.15 -0.42%

Gold 1230.10 +10.80 +0.89%

U.S. 10yr 1.72 -0.05

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Tuesday that he expected the U.S. economy to grow moderately. He added that he was comfortable with the currents Fed's monetary policy.

Kashkari is not a voting member of the FOMC this year.

Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said in a speech on Tuesday that a slow pace of interest rate hikes would be appropriate as there were still the downside risks to the outlook.

"A very shallow path - such as the one envisioned by the median FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) participant in March - is the most appropriate path for policy normalization over the next three years," he said.

Chicago Fed president expects the U.S. economy to expand 2% - 2.5% this year.

Evans is not a voting member of the FOMC this year.

Stock indices closed lower on the weak economic data from the Eurozone. Markit Economics released final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Eurozone's final services PMI declined to 53.1 in March from 53.3 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 54.0.

The downward revision was mainly driven by France and Italy.

The index was mainly driven by a softer growth in new business and output.

Eurozone's final composite output index rose to 53.1 in March from 53.0 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 54.0.

The downward revision was mainly driven by France and Italy.

"The Eurozone economy failed to show any significant gain in momentum in March. With the PMI barely rising from February's 13-month low, the region looks to have grown by just 0.3% again in the first quarter," Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Germany's final services PMI fell to 55.1 in March from 55.3 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 55.5. The index was mainly driven by a slower growth in new orders.

France's final services PMI increased to 49.9 in March from 49.2 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 51.2. The index was mainly driven by rises in backlogs of work and input prices.

Destatis released its factory orders data for Germany on Tuesday. German seasonal adjusted factory orders declined 1.2% in February, missing expectations for a 0.2% increase, after a 0.5% rise in January. January's figure was revised up from a 0.1% drop.

The drop was driven by a decrease in foreign orders. Foreign orders decreased by 2.7% in February, while domestic orders rose by 0.9%.

Markit's and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply's services PMI for the U.K. rose to 53.7 in March from 52.7 in February, in line with expectations. The increase was driven by a faster growth in output. Employment continued to rise in March.

"An upturn in the pace of service sector growth in March was insufficient to prevent the PMI surveys from collectively indicating a slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter. The surveys point to a 0.4% increase in GDP, down from 0.6% in the closing quarter of last year," the Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,091.23 -73.49 -1.19 %

DAX 9,563.36 -258.72 -2.63 %

CAC 40 4,250.28 -94.94 -2.18 %

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a speech in Frankfurt on Tuesday that the global economy recovery remained too slow.

"The good news is that the recovery continues; we have growth; we are not in a crisis. The not-so-good news is that the recovery remains too slow, too fragile, and risks to its durability are increasing," she said.

"We are on alert, not alarm. There has been a loss of growth momentum. However, if policymakers can confront the challenges, and act together, the positive effects on global confidence-and the global economy-will be substantial," Lagerade added.

IMF managing director noted that the economic sentiment improved due to further monetary policy easing by the European Central Bank (ECB), a slower pace of interest rate hikes by the Fed, a slight rise in oil prices and lower capital outflows from China.

Lagarde pointed out that each country needed different approach, adding that the approach should contain structural, fiscal and monetary measures.

Polish equity market plunged on Tuesday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, declined by 2.1%. Sector-wise, developing sector (+0.67%) was sole gainer within the WIG Index, while materials (-3.90%) lagged behind.

The large-cap companies' measure, the WIG30 Index, lost 2.45%. Only two index constituents managed to generate positive returns: property developer GTC (WSE: GTC) gained 0.71%, while thermal coal miner BOGDANKA (WSE: LWB) added 0.13%. At the same time, copper producer KGHM (WSE: KGH) suffered the steepest drop, plunging by 4.21%. Other major underperformers included telecommunication services provider ORANGE POLSKA (WSE: OPL), genco PGE (WSE: PGE) and two banking names PKO BP (WSE: PKO) and BZ WBK (WSE: BZW), which tumbled by 3.25%-3.64%.

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny said in an interview on Tuesday that core inflation in the Eurozone was expected to be 1.1% this year. He added that the ECB should fight risks of deflation.

Nowotny pointed out that helicopter money was out of the question for the central bank.

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare released its labour cash earnings data on Tuesday. Labour cash earnings in Japan rose 0.9% year-on-year in February, after a flat reading in January. January's figure was revised down from a 0.4% gain.

Contractual earnings rose 0.6% year-on-year in February, while special cash earnings gained 25.7%.

Total real wages climbed 0.4% in February, after a flat reading in January.

The Australian Industry Group (AiG) released its services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Australia on the late Monday evening. The index fell to 49.5 in March from 51.8 in February.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction in the sector.

Four of the five activity sub-indexes were below 50 points in March.

Main contributor to the decline was sales sub-index.

The Institute for Supply Management released its non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index for the U.S. on Tuesday. The index rose to 54.5 in March from 53.4 in February, beating expectations for an increase to 54.0.

A reading above 50 indicates a growth in the service sector.

The ISM's new orders index increased to 56.7 in March from 55.5 in February.

The business activity/production index increased to 59.8 in March from 57.8 in February.

The ISM's employment index was up to 50.3 in March from 49.7 in February.

The prices index jumped to 49.1 in March from 45.5 in February.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) report on Tuesday. Job openings declined to 5.445 million in February from 5.604 million in January, missing expectations for a fall to 5.500. January's figure was revised up from 5.541 million.

The number of job openings declined for total private (4.960 million) in February from January, while the number of job openings rose for government (486,000).

The hires rate was 3.8% in February.

Total separations increased to 5.050 million in February from 4.977 million in January.

The JOLTS report is one of the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's favourite labour market indicators.

Markit Economics released final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the U.S. on Tuesday. Final U.S. services purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.3 in March from 49.7 in February, up from the preliminary reading of 51.0.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector, a reading below 50 indicates contraction of activity.

The index was driven by a rise in output. The growth in new business was the slowest increase since October 2009.

"The welcome news of sustained robust hiring in March, as indicated by both the PMI surveys and non-farm payroll numbers, masks a more worrying picture of a further slowing in economic growth so far this year," Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Future contracts on the S&P 500 lost before the opening of Wall Street 0.7 percent.

Thus, the Wall Street session started in a manner analogous to the morning declines in Asia and later in Europe. This is a consequence of the weakening growth momentum as the approach of the market to the strong resistance zone.

U.S. Stocks open: Dow -0.55%, Nasdaq -0.75%, S&P -0.59%

From the point of view of Europe's, trade in the United States has so far neutral tone, as it is in line with previous signals sent by the futures market.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its trade data on Tuesday. Australia's trade deficit widened to A$3.41 billion in February from A$3.16 billion in January, missing expectations for a decline to a deficit of A$2.6 billion. January's figure was revised down from a deficit of A$2.94 billion.

Exports decreased by 1.0% in February, while imports were flat.

U.S. stock-index futures fell.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 15,732.82 -390.45 -2.42%

Hang Seng 20,177 -321.92 -1.57%

Shanghai Composite 3,053.38 +43.85 +1.46%

FTSE 6,078.41 -86.31 -1.40%

CAC 4,245.28 -99.94 -2.30%

DAX 9,581.38 -240.70 -2.45%

Crude oil $35.40 (-0.84%)

Gold $1234.70 (+1.26%)

Markit Economics released services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Spain on Tuesday. Spain's services purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbed to 55.3 in March from 54.1 in February.

The decline was driven by a rise in new orders, employment and output prices.

"The pick-up in service sector growth in March is something of a relief following a slowdown in previous months, and suggests that the Spanish economy was able to maintain forward momentum during the first quarter of the year," Senior Economist at Markit Andrew Harker said.

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Markit/ADACI's services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Italy dropped to 51.2 in March from 53.8 in February. It was the lowest level since March 2015.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

The index was mainly driven by a softer growth in new business.

"The drop in the services PMI signals a loss of growth momentum at the end of the first quarter," an economist at Markit Phil Smith said.

The U.S. Commerce Department released the trade data on Tuesday. The U.S. trade deficit widened to $47.06 billion in February from a deficit of $45.88 billion in January. January's figure was revised down from a deficit of $45.68 billion.

Analysts had expected a trade deficit of $46.2 billion.

The rise of a deficit was driven by a rise in imports. Exports increased by 1.0% in February, while imports rose by 1.3%.

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Statistics Canada released the trade data on Tuesday. Canada's trade deficit widened to C$1.91 billion in February from a deficit of C$0.63 billion in January. January's figure was revised up from a deficit of C$0.66 billion.

Analysts had expected a trade deficit of C$0.9 billion.

The rise in deficit was driven by a drop in exports. Exports slid 5.4% in February.

Exports of consumer goods plunged 14.3% in February, exports of energy products dropped by 14.4%, while exports of motor vehicles and parts were down 4.4%.

Imports fell 2.6% in February.

Imports of energy products slid by 29.7% in February, imports of motor vehicles and parts decreased by 2.7%, while imports of metal and non-metallic mineral products fell 4.8%.

This morning we met readings of PMI indicators for the sector of services in the euro zone. Positively surprising only Spain and Ireland. Clearly negative readings come from Italy, where the PMI index went down from 53.8 to 51.2 pts.

Generally morning publications do not look optimistic, and it is difficult to see the acceleration of growth on the horizon.

European markets show exceptional weakness today. The future contract on the DAX index is the lowest in almost a month.

On the Warsaw Stock Exchange we also see deeper declines and it looks like the session is ruled by bears today. The WIG20 index in the mid-session is traded at the level of 1948 pts. (-1,90%).

Stock indices traded lower on the weak economic data from the Eurozone. Markit Economics released final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Eurozone's final services PMI declined to 53.1 in March from 53.3 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 54.0.

The downward revision was mainly driven by France and Italy.

The index was mainly driven by a softer growth in new business and output.

Eurozone's final composite output index rose to 53.1 in March from 53.0 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 54.0.

The downward revision was mainly driven by France and Italy.

"The Eurozone economy failed to show any significant gain in momentum in March. With the PMI barely rising from February's 13-month low, the region looks to have grown by just 0.3% again in the first quarter," Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Germany's final services PMI fell to 55.1 in March from 55.3 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 55.5. The index was mainly driven by a slower growth in new orders.

France's final services PMI increased to 49.9 in March from 49.2 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 51.2. The index was mainly driven by rises in backlogs of work and input prices.

Destatis released its factory orders data for Germany on Tuesday. German seasonal adjusted factory orders declined 1.2% in February, missing expectations for a 0.2% increase, after a 0.5% rise in January. January's figure was revised up from a 0.1% drop.

The drop was driven by a decrease in foreign orders. Foreign orders decreased by 2.7% in February, while domestic orders rose by 0.9%.

Markit's and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply's services PMI for the U.K. rose to 53.7 in March from 52.7 in February, in line with expectations. The increase was driven by a faster growth in output. Employment continued to rise in March.

"An upturn in the pace of service sector growth in March was insufficient to prevent the PMI surveys from collectively indicating a slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter. The surveys point to a 0.4% increase in GDP, down from 0.6% in the closing quarter of last year," the Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,068.69 -96.03 -1.56 %

DAX 9,560.76 -261.32 -2.66 %

CAC 40 4,248.1 -97.12 -2.24 %

The Markit/Nikkei services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for Japan decreased to 50.0 in March from 51.2 in February.

A reading below 50 indicates contraction of activity, while a reading above 50 indicates expansion.

The decrease was driven by a decline in employment.

"General business conditions in the Japanese service sector broadly stabilised in March. Both activity and new orders were unchanged from February, when only modest increases were seen. As a result, services firms were less optimistic towards their hiring policies, with job numbers decreasing for the first time since last November," economist at Markit, Amy Brownbill, said.

Destatis released its factory orders data for Germany on Tuesday. German seasonal adjusted factory orders declined 1.2% in February, missing expectations for a 0.2% increase, after a 0.5% rise in January. January's figure was revised up from a 0.1% drop.

The drop was driven by a decrease in foreign orders. Foreign orders decreased by 2.7% in February, while domestic orders rose by 0.9%.

New orders from the Eurozone slid 3.7% in February, while orders from other countries declined 2.1%.

Orders of the intermediate goods climbed by 1.7% in February, capital goods orders were down 2.1%, while consumer goods orders plunged 7.3%.

Markit Economics released final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for France on Tuesday. France's final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) increased to 49.9 in March from 49.2 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 51.2.

The index was mainly driven by rises in backlogs of work and input prices.

"March PMI data round off a broadly flat performance of the French service sector on average over the first quarter. There remains little sign of the stagnancy lifting - although business expectations rose to the highest since last August they remain subdued in historical terms," Senior Economist at Markit Jack Kennedy said.

Markit Economics released final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for Germany on Tuesday. Germany's final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell to 55.1 in March from 55.3 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 55.5.

The index was mainly driven by a slower growth in new orders.

"The German service sector continued to expand at a solid pace at the end of the first quarter, although activity and new order inflows both increased at weaker rates. Moreover, a closer look at the sub-indices highlights some concerns that growth may slow further in coming months," an economist at Markit, Oliver Kolodseike, said.

Markit Economics released final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Eurozone's final services purchasing managers' index (PMI) declined to 53.1 in March from 53.3 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 54.0.

The downward revision was mainly driven by France and Italy.

The index was mainly driven by a softer growth in new business and output.

Eurozone's final composite output index rose to 53.1 in March from 53.0 in February, down from the preliminary reading of 54.0.

The downward revision was mainly driven by France and Italy.

"The Eurozone economy failed to show any significant gain in momentum in March. With the PMI barely rising from February's 13-month low, the region looks to have grown by just 0.3% again in the first quarter," Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Orbis SA (WSE: ORB) will recommend to pay a dividend in the amount of PLN 69.11 mln, or PLN 1.50 per share from 2015 profit.

The proposed DPS puts the dividend yield as calculated against PLN 65.95 share price to 2.3%.

The rights will be established on July 18 and the payout will be made on August 3.

Orbis also paid a PLN 1.5 DPS from 2014 and 2013 profits.

Orbis Hotel Group is the leader of the hotel market in Poland. Orbis Group hotels operate under well-known global brands belonging to Accor Group: Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, ibis, ibis Styles, ibis budget, as well as under the brand Orbis Hotels.

Eurostat released its retail sales data for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Retail sales in the Eurozone increased 0.2% in February, beating expectations for a flat reading, after a 0.3% gain in January. January's figure was revised down from a 0.4% increase.

Non-food sales decreased 0.2% in February, food, drinks and tobacco sales rose 0.5%, while automotive fuel sales were down 0.2%.

On a yearly basis, retail sales in the Eurozone climbed 2.4% in February, beating forecasts of a 1.9% gain, after a 2.0% increase in January.

Non-food sales gained 1.7% year-on-year in February, gasoline sales declined 0.5%, while food, drinks and tobacco sales rose 2.9%.

Markit's and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply's services purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the U.K. rose to 53.7 in March from 52.7 in February, in line with expectations.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

The increase was driven by a faster growth in output. Employment continued to rise in March.

"An upturn in the pace of service sector growth in March was insufficient to prevent the PMI surveys from collectively indicating a slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter. The surveys point to a 0.4% increase in GDP, down from 0.6% in the closing quarter of last year," the Chief Economist at Markit Chris Williamson said.

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said before the parliament on Tuesday that the central bank was ready to add further stimulus measures if the downside risks to inflation increase. He added that there was no need for further easing at the moment as the effect of negative interest rates was very strong.

Kuroda noted that the BoJ's next move will depend on the economic and price developments.

He pointed out that the central bank would not predetermine its moves.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept its interest rate unchanged at 2.00% on Tuesday. This decision was expected by analysts.

The RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said that the board's decision was reasonable "for continued growth in the economy, with inflation close to target".

He pointed out that further interest rate cut is possible.

"Continued low inflation would provide scope for easier policy, should that be appropriate to lend support to demand," the RBA governor said.

But Stevens noted that the next central bank's decision would depend on the incoming economic data.

The RBA governor said that the Australian economy continued to rebalance after the mining investment boom.

Stevens also said that the lending to business picked up.

The RBA governor also said that consumer price inflation remained "quite low", adding that inflation in Australia was likely to remain low over the next year or two.

He pointed out that the monetary policy should be accommodative.

Stevens noted that the Australian dollar appreciated recently due to higher commodity prices and the monetary policy moves in the world, which could "complicate the adjustment under way in the economy" in Australia.

The WIG20 futures contracts (WSE: FW20M16) began trading 10 points below yesterday's close, which means a decrease of 0.5 percent. It was the announcement of the red at the beginning of the sessions both on the Warsaw Stock Exchange as well as on other European markets. The atmosphere is reminiscent of what we had on Friday. After considerable devaluated Asian markets there is also nervously in Euroland, where the weakness of the indexes for a good few sessions is growing. The mood spoils further drop in oil prices.

Cash market opens with a discount of 0.5%. The turnover all the time is modest and the current environment is not improving. In Frankfurt the DAX lost 1.7%.

WIG20 index opened at 1976.23 points (-0.50%)*

WIG 48569.08 -0.51%

WIG30 2193.10 -0.69%

mWIG40 3600.84 -0.09%

*/ - change to previous close

The market sentiment has deteriorated since yesterday's close on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Yesterday's session in the US ended with a decline of 0.3%, and the morning futures on US indices lose by the same amount.

The mood in Asia are bearish, it does not apply to returning after a break investors in China. The price of oil from yesterday afternoon was under the pressure of new supply and finally fell on Monday by nearly 3%. A bit better looks the situation with copper. There are signs that the terms of trading today may be harder than yesterday, and after a short break can return sentiments favoring implementation of inconsiderable gains from recent weeks.

In today's macro calendar we expect to see the PMI indicators for the services sector. Traditionally most attention will be given to the US index published by the ISM.

European stocks finished modestly higher Monday, but the French telecom sector was hit hard as merger talks between Orange SA and Bouygues SA fell apart.

U.S. stocks slumped on Monday as losses for industrials and materials offset sharp gains in health-care shares. Meanwhile, a fresh drop in oil prices weighed on risk appetite, eroding investor confidence after last week's comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen helped support stock advances.

Asian stocks slumped to a four-week low and emerging-market currencies weakened as investors reassessed last month's rally in riskier assets. Oil declined for a third day, while the yen and Treasuries gained.

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