Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: stock news — 06-02-2013.

European stocks fell, almost cutting off with early growth, at a time when that public survey in Italy showed that the anti-rigid economic campaign Berlusconi has led to its popularity.

The cost of UniCredit SpA and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA fell, causing a fall while Italian shares. Shares of Vinci SA, the largest builder in Europe fell by 3.3% after a report for 2012, which showed a decrease in yield. ArcelorMittal price rose by 1.1 percent. Volvo AB shares jumped 4.2%, despite the fact that profits fell in the fourth quarter. At the same time, the company said that according to their projections for the North American and European markets will improve this year.

Stoxx 600 fell 0.4% to 284.52 at the close, although he had previously showed growth of 0.4%.

National indexes fell in 14 of the 18 western European markets.

FTSE 100 6,295.34 +12.58 +0.20%, CAC 40 3,642.9 -51.80 -1.40%, DAX 7,581.18 -83.48 -1.09%

Cost Vinci fell to 35.41 euros after the company said that net income from sales was reduced to 5% from 5.2% a year earlier.

ArcelorMittal shares rose to 12.56 euros euros, after it became known that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization decreased in the fourth quarter to $ 1.32 billion, up from $ 1.71 billion a year earlier, and expectations at $ 1.25 billion.

Hargreaves Lansdown price jumped by 11% to 817 pence while still achieving record prices. It is learned that in the first-half profit before tax was 93.7 million pounds ($ 147 million), exceeding analysts' forecast at 91 million pounds.

U.S. stock futures fell as investors awaited a European Central Bank policy meeting tomorrow, offsetting corporate earnings that beat analysts’ estimates.

Shares of Walt Disney Co. climbed after sales topped estimates and its interactive unit posted its first profit since 2009. Shares Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. rode after a report the company may be studying a breakup.

Global Stocks:

Asian stocks rose, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing at the highest in four years, as Toyota Motor Corp. raised its profit forecast and the yen weakened, boosting the earnings outlook for exporters.

Nikkei 225 11,463.75 +416.83 +3.77%

Hang Seng 23,256.93 +108.40 +0.47%

S&P/ASX 200 4,920.95 +38.23 +0.78%

Shanghai Composite 2,434.48 +1.35 +0.06%

Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, jumped 6.1 percent after increasing its profit forecast to a five-year high.

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. paced gains among lenders as the yen traded near the weakest level in almost three years on speculation Japan will hasten the selection of a new central bank chief who will take further steps to end deflation.

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. led Macau casinos lower as the U.K.’s Times newspaper said China will crack down on junket operators.

Asian stocks fell, dragging the regional benchmark equities index down from an 18-month high, amid renewed concern about Europe’s debt crisis.

Nikkei 225 11,046.92 -213.43 -1.90%

Hang Seng 23,148.53 -536.48 -2.27%

S&P/ASX 200 4,882.72 -24.80 -0.51%

Shanghai Composite 2,433.13 +4.98 +0.20%

Konica Minolta Holdings Inc., a Japanese maker of imaging equipment that gets 28 percent of its sales in Europe, dropped 3.1 percent.

Macquarie Group Ltd. lost 4.1 percent amid concern full-year earnings may trail the Australian lender’s forecast.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. fell 6.6 percent in Hong Kong after Asia’s biggest refiner said it plans to sell shares worth HK$24 billion ($3.1 billion) at a discount.

European stocks climbed the most in almost four weeks as companies from Munich Re to BP Plc beat earnings estimates and a measure of euro-area services output shrank less than forecast.

An index based on a survey of purchasing managers in the services industry of the 17 countries that use the euro rose to 48.6 in January from 47.8 in December, Markit Economics said in a report today. The London-based research company had initially estimated a reading of 48.3 for the measure. A reading below 50 means that activity contracted.

About 55 percent of the 151 western European companies that have reported earnings since Jan. 8 beat analysts’ projections for profit, according to data. Of the 177 that have posted sales, 54 percent exceeded forecasts.

National benchmark indexes rose in 15 of the 18 western European markets. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 gained 0.6 percent and France’s CAC 40 jumped 1 percent. Germany’s DAX advanced 0.4 percent.

Munich Re rose 3.9 percent to 138.95 euros after saying it will increase its dividend for 2012 to 7 euros a share from 6.25 euros. The company also reported preliminary net income of 480 million euros, beating the 448.3 million-euro average estimate of 10 analysts. It made a profit of 627 million euros a year earlier.

BP Plc added 1.4 percent to 468.7 pence. Europe’s second- largest oil producer reported earnings adjusted for one-off items and changes in inventory of $4 billion, more than the $3.7 billion average estimate of 16 analysts.

KPN slumped 16 percent to 3.45 euros after the biggest phone company in the Netherlands posted a fourth-quarter net loss of 162 million euros. The average estimate of eight analysts had predicted a profit of 362 million euros. KPN spent 1.35 billion euros at an auction of wireless spectrum during the quarter.

U.S. stocks had trades in positive territory and were able to compensate for most of yesterday's losses.

News background was neutral today. Support indices were data on the index of business activity in the service sector in China and several European countries, which were better than expected, but at the same time does not meet the expectations of retail sales in the eurozone. Data on the index of business activity in the U.S. service went as expected (55.2), so a significant impact on the index, they did not have. Meanwhile, the index of business activity in the non-manufacturing sector ISM following last month fell from 60.8 to 56.4, although expected to be much less significant decline.

The markets bounced back after yesterday's decline. Sentiment in the market was dominated by positive quarterly reports of companies, as a whole, came out better than expected.

For futures on the S & P is an important area of ​​support for 1490-1500. While futures remain above this area, the chances of continued upward trend remain high. If futures fall below will be reason to talk about the beginning of correction after the strong growth at the beginning of this year.

Among the components of the index DOW only stock United Technologies (UTX, -0.31%) and International Business Machines (IBM, -0.49%) suffered losses. More than 3% added shares Bank of America (BAC, +3.48%) and Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (UNH, +3.62%).

All sectors of the S & P finished trading in the green zone. Smaller than the other conglomerates sector rose (+0.1%).

Pay-TV provider Virgin Media has jumped by 17.9% on the news of the start of negotiations with the company Liberty Global on a possible takeover.

Developer of games for social networks Zynga left in plus 7% after analysts at Bank of America upgraded the stock from "Underperform" to "buy."

At the close:

S & P 500 1,511.29 +15.58 +1.04%

NASDAQ 3,171.58 +40.41 +1.29%

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 11,046.92 -213.43 -1.90%

Hang Seng 23,148.53 -536.48 -2.27%

S&P/ASX 200 4,882.72 -24.80 -0.51%

Shanghai Composite 2,433.13 +4.98 +0.20%

CAC 40 3,694.7 +34.79 +0.95%

DAX 7,664.66 +26.43 +0.35%

S&P 500 1,511.29 +15.58 +1.04%

NASDAQ 3,171.58 +40.41 +1.29%

Dow 13,979.3 +99.22 +0.71%