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European stocks declined for the second time in three days after reports showed that U.S. employers added fewer payrolls than forecast and euro-area unemployment rose to a 15-year high.

Euro-region unemployment rose to a 15-year high and manufacturing contracted for a ninth month, separate reports showed today. The jobless rate in the 17-nation euro area increased to 10.9 percent in March from 10.8 percent in February, the European Union statistics office in Luxembourg said. That’s the highest since April 1997.

In China, a survey released by HSBC Holdings Plc and Markit Economics indicated that output at small and medium-sized enterprises contracted. That contrasts with a report yesterday that showed Chinese manufacturing expanded last month at the fastest pace in a year.

National benchmark indexes fell in 15 of the 18 western European markets today. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4 percent, the U.K.’s FTSE 100 slid 0.9 percent and Germany’s DAX (DAX) retreated 0.8 percent. Spain’s IBEX 35 Index dropped 2.6 percent to 6,831.90, its lowest level since March 2009.

A gauge of banks performed the worst of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx Europe 600 after spreads between German 10- year government bonds and Italian and Spanish securities expanded.

Banco Santander SA and UniCredit SpA, the biggest lenders in Spain and Italy, declined 3.3 percent to 4.56 euros and 5.7 percent to 2.84 euros, respectively.

UBS rose 3.7 percent to 11.75 Swiss francs after the lender attracted more funds from wealthy clients in the first quarter than analysts estimated. UBS said its wealth management units attracted 10.9 billion Swiss francs ($12 billion) in net new funds, more than the 8.8 billion-franc estimate of analysts.

British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc climbed 1.5 percent to 701.5 pence. The U.K.’s biggest pay-TV operator said operating profit in the nine months ended March rose 20 percent. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization increased to 1.19 billion pounds ($1.9 billion). Sales jumped 5 percent to 5.08 billion pounds.

Vestas, the biggest wind turbine maker, declined 5.6 percent to 48.15 kroner, the lowest closing price since May 28, 2003. The company said its loss widened 91 percent in the quarter as it expects to spend more money on turbine maintenance after uncovering potential faults in 376 machines.

The euro weakened for a third day against the dollar, the longest losing streak in almost a month, after data showed European manufacturing shrank and unemployment rose in Germany, adding to concern the debt crisis will worsen. The euro dropped against most of its 16 major peers as London-based Markit Economics said its purchasing-manager index of euro-region manufacturing shrank for a ninth month, falling to a 34-month low of 45.9 in April from 47.7 in March. A reading below 50 shows contraction. The number of people out of work in Germany increased a seasonally adjusted 19,000 last month to 2.87 million, the Nuremberg-based Federal Labor Agency said. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecast a decline of 10,000. Yields on Germany’s two-, five-, 10-, and 30-year bonds dropped to record lows.

The 17-nation currency fell to a two-week low versus the yen on bets European Central Bank President Mario Draghi may hint at further easing at a meeting tomorrow.

The dollar pared gains against the yen after data showed U.S. firms added fewer workers in April than forecast, fueling speculation the Federal Reserve may keep accommodative monetary policy in place longer. The Dollar Index briefly pared gains after a report showed U.S. companies added fewer jobs than forecast. Private employers’ payrolls increased by 119,000 workers, after a revised 201,000 gain in March, according to Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Employer Services. The median forecast of economists was for a 170,000 advance. The Labor Department will report May 4 that U.S. nonfarm payrolls added 160,000 jobs in April, up from 120,000 the previous month survey showed.

Oil fell after the U.S. Energy Department reported that inventories surged to the highest level in more than 21 years and production and imports climbed.

Supplies rose 2.84 million barrels to 375.9 million last week, the most since September 1990, the department said. Output increased 8,000 barrels a day to 6.12 million, the highest level since November 1999. Imports increased for a third week. Prices also dropped on reports showing that U.S. employers added fewer jobs than forecast in April and as factory decreased in March.

Employment increased by 119,000 in April following a revised 201,000 gain the prior month, according to figures from Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Employer Services. The median forecast of economists called for a 170,000 advance.

Orders with U.S. factories fell 1.5 percent in March after a revised 1.1 percent gain the prior month, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in Washington. The median projection of 61 economists called for a 1.6 percent decline.

Crude oil for June delivery slid to $104.91 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent oil for June settlement retreated $1.64, or 1.4 percent, to $118.02 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.

U.S. stocks fell, dragging the Dow Jones Industrial Average down from the highest level since 2007, as data showed companies added fewer jobs than economists projected and euro-region unemployment rose to a 15-year high.

Equities fell as American companies added 119,000 workers in April, the fewest in seven months, a private report based on payrolls showed today. A Labor Department report in two days is projected to show that private payrolls accelerated in April, while unemployment held at 8.2 percent. Orders to U.S. factories decreased in March.

Concern about Europe’s economy also helped drive stocks lower. The jobless rate in the 17-nation euro area increased to 10.9 percent in March from 10.8 percent in February. Separate reports showed euro-area manufacturing contracted more than initially estimated in April and unemployment in Germany, the region’s largest economy, unexpectedly increased.

Alcoa (AA), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, slipped 2.7 percent to $9.70. ConocoPhillips lost 2.9 percent to $54.88. Oil dropped from a five-week high after the U.S. Energy Department said stockpiles rose to the highest level in 21 years.

Chesapeake tumbled 13 percent to $17.04. The company slashed its full-year 2012 and 2013 operating cash flow estimates by as much as 48 percent, and increased the amount of assets it plans to sell. This year’s cash flow estimate was lowered to $2.7 billion to $3 billion, from a February forecast of $4.5 billion to $5.2 billion.

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. climbed 12 percent to $20.09 after reporting preliminary first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates as the apparel chain was able to sell more merchandise at full price.

Gold prices decreasing on Wednesday against the U.S. currency appreciation associated with the statistics on an index of business activity in the industry in the euro area in April, as well as data on unemployment in the region in March.

The index of business activity in the field of industrial production for the 17 eurozone countries (PMI), calculated by Markit Economics, on the final assessment, declined in April 2012 by 1.8 index points from March and up 45.9 points. Thus, the data were worse than analysts' forecasts, expected a decline to 46 index points from 47.7 points in March.

The unemployment rate in the 17 eurozone countries in March in monthly terms increased by 0.1 percentage points, to a new record high of 10.9%. Published data coincided with the forecasts of analysts.

Released in the U.S. statistics on the number of jobs in private companies in the USA in April was worse than analysts' forecasts. Thus, the level of employment in the private sector in April rose by 119 thousand against 201 thousand to the revised March figure, which is now in its report said office ADP. Experts interviewed on the eve of the release, expected to figure at 170 thousand

The cost of the June gold futures on the COMEX fell today to $ 1646.0 an ounce.

Resistance 3:1420 (area of high of March)

Resistance 2:1412 (May 1 high)

Resistance 1:14004 (session high)

Current price: 1390,20

Support 1:1390 (session low, Apr 30 and May 1 lows)

Support 2:1385 (МА (200) for Н1)

Support 3:1380 (area Apr 26 low, МА (20) and МА (55) for D1)

EUR/USD $1.3080, $1.3100, $1.3150, $1.3250, $1.3300

USD/JPY Y79.75, Y80.00, Y80.30 

GBP/USD $1.6200, $1.6225, $1.6300 

EUR/JPY Y106.00

EUR/GBP stg0.8150

AUD/USD $1.0265, $1.0335, $1.0400, $1.0500

U.S. stock futures retreated as an industry report showed employers added fewer jobs than economists forecast last month.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei  9,380.25 +29.30 +0.31%

Hang Seng 21,309.08 +214.87 +1.02%

Shanghai Composite 2,438.44 +42.12 +1.76%

FTSE  5,760.32 -51.91 -0.89

CAC  3,220.33 +7.53 +0.23%

DAX 6,722.03 -39.16 -0.58%

Crude oil $105.76 (-0.38%)

Gold $1654.10 (-0.50%)

Data:
07:50 France Manufacturing PMI (finally) April 46.7 47.3 46.9
07:55 Germany Manufacturing PMI (finally) March 48.4 46.3 46.2
07:55 Germany Unemployment Change April -18 -9 +19
07:55 Germany Unemployment Rate s.a. April 6.7% 6.7% 6.8%
08:00 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (finally) April 47.7 46.0 45.9
08:30 United Kingdom PMI Construction April 56.7 54.2 55.8
08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln March 1.6 1.7 0.9
08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals March 49.0 48.0 49.9
09:00 Eurozone Unemployment Rate March 10.8% 10.9% 10.9%

The euro weakened  against the dollar after reports showed European manufacturing shrank for a ninth month and unemployment rose in Germany, adding to concern slowing growth will worsen the debt crisis.
The common currency dropped  on speculation European policy makers meeting tomorrow will signal they are moving closer to cutting interest rates to spur growth.
The number of people out of work in Germany increased a seasonally adjusted 19,000 last month to 2.87 million, the Nuremberg-based Federal Labor Agency said. Economists  forecast a decline of 10,000. Yields on Germany’s two-, five-, 10-, and 30-year bonds dropped to record lows.
The ECB will keep its benchmark interest rate at a record- low 1 percent at tomorrow’s meeting in Barcelona, according to all of the economists surveyed.

EUR/USD: the pair continued to decrease, reached $1,3130 area.

GBP/USD: the pair decreased in $1,6170 area.

USD/JPY: the pair showed high in Y80,60 area, but returned to area of session low Y80,10 later.

At 1400GMT, factory new orders are forecast to fall 1.6% in March after rising in February. Durable goods orders were already reported down 4.2% in March, while nondurables orders are expected to rise slightly on higher food and energy prices. At 1430GMT, the EIA eekly crude oil stocks data is due. Then, at 1630GMT, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker speaks to the Economics Club of Hampton Roads Economic Conference sponsored by Old Dominion University's College of Business and Public Administration on the "Economic Outlook, May 2012', in Richmond.

EUR/USD
Offes $1.3300, $1.3280/85, $1.3250/55, $1.3230, $1.3200, $1.3180
Bids $1.3130, $1.3110/00, $1.3080-75, $1.3050, $1.3020

AUD/USD
Offers $1.0445/50, $1.0430/35, $1.0390/00, $1.0380, $1.0350/55
Bids $1.0310, $1.0300, $1.0280, $1.0260, $1.0225, $1.0200

USD/JPY
Offers Y81.50, Y81.20/25, Y81.00, Y80.85/90, Y80.70/75, Y80.60/65
Bids Y80.10, Y80.05/00, Y79.80, Y79.50

EUR/JPY
Offers Y107.20/25, Y106.80/00, Y106.60/70, Y106.50/55, Y106.35/40, Y105.90/00
Bids Y105.35/30, Y105.00, Y104.65/60, Y104.50

Resistance 3: Y81.45 (Apr 27 high)
Resistance 2: Y80.80 (МА (200) for Н1)
Resistance 1: Y80.60 (session high)
Current price: Y80.32
Support 1: Y80.10/00 (area of session low)
Support 2: Y79.60/50 (May 1 low, high of November’2011)
Support 3: Y79.15 (61,8 % FIBO Y76.00-Y84.20)

Resistance 3 : $1.6330 (Aug 31’2011 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.6280/300 (area of resistance line from April’2011 and Apr 30 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.6240 (session high, May 1 high)

Current price: $1.6180

Support 1 : $1.6180/70 (area of session low, May 1 low and МА (200) for Н1)

Support 2 : $1.6150 (area of Apr 26-27 lows)

Support 3 : $1.6080 (area of Apr 23 and 25 lows)

Resistance 3 : $1.3280 (resistance line from Feb 29, May 1 high)
Resistance 2 : $1.3240 (session high)
Resistance 1 : $1.3200 (earlier support, area of May 1 and Apr 30 lows, МА (200) for Н1)
Current price: $1.3140
Support 1 : $1.3130 (session low)
Support 2 : $1.3110/00 (Apr 23 low and МА (100) for D1)
Support 3 : $1.3060 (Apr 18 low)

EUR/USD $1.3080, $1.3100, $1.3150, $1.3250, $1.3300 

USD/JPY Y79.75, Y80.00, Y80.30

GBP/USD $1.6200, $1.6225, $1.6300

EUR/JPY Y106.00

EUR/GBP stg0.8150

AUD/USD $1.0265, $1.0335, $1.0400, $1.0500

Asian stocks gained as manufacturing in the U.S. and China improved in April, adding to signs the world’s biggest economies are recovering and boosting the outlook for the region’s exporters.

Nikkei 225 9,380.25 +29.30 +0.31%

Hang Seng 21,353.64 +259.43 +1.23%

S&P/ASX 200 4,435.9 +6.39 +0.14%

Shanghai Composite 2,438.44 +42.12 +1.76%

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 1 mobile-phone maker by sales, climbed 1.4 percent in Seoul.

Japan Tobacco Inc. gained 2.4 percent after Asia’s largest cigarette maker said it will raise its dividend payout.

Idemitsu Kosan Co. jumped 4.6 percent after Japan’s third-biggest oil refiner posted earnings that beat expectations.

Asustek Computer Inc. surged 7 percent in Taipei after the laptop maker reported net income that exceeded analysts’ estimates.

01:30 Japan Labor Cash Earnings, YoY March +0.7% +0.4% +1.3%

02:30 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI (finally) April 48.3 49.1 49.3

The dollar rallied for a second day from a 10-week low against the yen before a private report today forecast to show U.S. companies added workers in April, easing speculation the Federal Reserve will add to stimulus. The greenback was higher against the euro after three voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee said they don’t see a need to ease policy further as the economy maintains its expansion. U.S. companies probably added 170,000 workers in April after a 209,000 gain in the previous month, according to the median estimate of economists in a Bloomberg News survey before ADP Employer Services releases its workforce figures today.

The yen extended declines against the dollar and euro after Tom Byrne, senior vice president at Moody’s, commented on the possible effect Ozawa could have on Japan’s tax negotiations. An increase in the country’s consumption tax “is a significant issue that hasn’t been resolved yet,” Byrne told reporters in Manila today. “Ozawa’s role in the debate, there could be implications there, but right now we don’t see anything.”

Demand for the 17-nation euro was limited before data today that may show the region’s manufacturing weakened last month and before the European Central Bank meets on policy tomorrow. Economists predicted that Markit Economics would confirm its gauge of euro-area manufacturing dropped to 46 in April, an almost three-year low. The March reading was 47.7. The ECB will keep the bank’s benchmark interest rate at a record-low 1 percent at tomorrow’s meeting in Barcelona, according to all economists surveyed by Bloomberg.

EUR/USD: during the Asian session the pair traded in a range $1.3205-$1.3240.

GBP/USD: during the Asian session the pair holds in a range $1.6215-$ 1.6235.

USD/JPY: during the Asian session the pair rose.

European data for Wednesday starts at 0600GMT with the ILO measure of Germany employment data. This morning also sees manufacturing PMI releases from Italy at 0743GMT and the final figures from France at 0748GMT, Germany at 0753GMT and the main EMU number at 0758GMT, The preliminary figures for France, Germany and the EMU data were 47.3, 46.3 and 46.0 respectively. UK data at 0830GMT sees the Bankstats, M4, Lending and CML Mortgage Lending data as well as the Markit/CIPS Construction PMI data. US data starts at 1100GMT with the MBA weekly mortgage applications data. At 1200GMT, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York. US ADP National Employment Report is due at 1215GMT. At 1400GMT, factory new orders are forecast to fall 1.6% in March after rising in February. Durable goods orders were already reported down 4.2% in March, while nondurables orders are expected to rise slightly on higher food and energy prices. At 1430GMT, the EIA eekly crude oil stocks data is due. Then, at 1630GMT, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker speaks to the Economics Club of Hampton Roads Economic Conference sponsored by Old Dominion University's College of Business and Public Administration on the "Economic Outlook, May 2012', in Richmond.

Yesterday the dollar rose from a four-week low versus the euro after a U.S. factory gauge unexpectedly advanced in April, easing concern the economic recovery is flagging and damping bets the Federal Reserve will introduce more stimulus. The Institute for Supply Management’s index of U.S. manufacturing rose to 54.8 in April from 53.4 a month earlier, the Tempe, Arizona-based group’s report showed today.

Australia’s dollar slid against all of its major peers after the nation’s central bank cut interest rates more than forecast. The Aussie dollar dropped for a second day against the greenback after the Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its overnight cash rate target to 3.75 percent from 4.25 percent, the deepest cut in three years.

The pound fell after U.K. factory growth slowed. Sterling weakened versus the dollar after a report based on a survey by Markit Economics and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply showed U.K. factory output fell to 50.5 last month from a revised 51.9 in March. Data last week showed Britain’s economy re- entered a recession last quarter.

EUR/USD: yesterday the pair decreased.

GBP/USD: yesterday the pair traded nearby $1.6200.

USD/JPY: yesterday the pair gain above Y80.00.

European data for Wednesday starts at 0600GMT with the ILO measure of Germany employment data. This morning also sees manufacturing PMI releases from Italy at 0743GMT and the final figures from France at 0748GMT, Germany at 0753GMT and the main EMU number at 0758GMT, The preliminary figures for France, Germany and the EMU data were 47.3, 46.3 and 46.0 respectively. UK data at 0830GMT sees the Bankstats, M4, Lending and CML Mortgage Lending data as well as the Markit/CIPS Construction PMI data. US data starts at 1100GMT with the MBA weekly mortgage applications data. At 1200GMT, Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York. US ADP National Employment Report is due at 1215GMT. At 1400GMT, factory new orders are forecast to fall 1.6% in March after rising in February. Durable goods orders were already reported down 4.2% in March, while nondurables orders are expected to rise slightly on higher food and energy prices. At 1430GMT, the EIA eekly crude oil stocks data is due. Then, at 1630GMT, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker speaks to the Economics Club of Hampton Roads Economic Conference sponsored by Old Dominion University's College of Business and Public Administration on the "Economic Outlook, May 2012', in Richmond.

Asia’s benchmark stock index fell, paring yesterday’s advance, as Japanese companies forecast lower-than-estimated earnings and as the outlook for exporters dimmed after a report signaled U.S. manufacturing is slowing.

Nikkei 225 9,350.95 -169.94 -1.78%

Hang Seng Closed

S&P/ASX 200 4,429.51 +32.93 +0.75%

Shanghai Composite Closed

Tokyo Electron Ltd., which sells industrial electronics products, sank 8.3 percent after its earnings estimate trailed analysts’ projections.

Sony Corp. Japan’s No. 1 exporter of consumer electronics, lost 3.9 percent as the yen gained against the dollar to the highest level since February.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia rose 1.7 percent as the nation’s central bank cut interest rates to spur growth.

Resistance 3: Y81.80 (Apr 20 high)

Resistance 2: Y81.45 (Apr 27 high)

Resistance 1: Y80.50 (low of the Asian session on Apr 27)

The current price: Y80.34

Support 1: Y80.05 (session low)

Support 2: Y79.65 (May 1 low)

Support 3: Y79.35 (Feb 20 low)

Resistance 3: Chf0.9135 (Apr 27 high)

Resistance 2: Chf0.9120 (Apr 25 high)

Resistance 1: Chf0.9095 (Apr 30 high)

The current price: Chf0.9085

Support 1: Chf0.9070 (session low)

Support 2: Chf0.9040 (May 1 low)

Support 3: Chf0.9000 (psychological level)

Resistance 3 : $1.6335 (Aug 31 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.6300 (Apr 30 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.6245 (May 1 high)

The current price: $1.6232

Support 1 : $1.6185 (May 1 low)

Support 2 : $1.6150 (Apr 27 low)

Support 3 : $1.6080 (Apr 25 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.3300 (a psychological level)

Resistance 2 : $1.3285 (May 1 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.3240 (session high)

The current price: $1.3226

Support 1 : $1.3205 (session low)

Support 2 : $1.3155 (Apr 27 low)

Support 3 : $1.3105 (Apr 23 low)

Change % Change Last

Gold 1,663 -2 -0.10%

Oil 105.97 +1.10 +1.05%

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 9,350.95 -169.94 -1.78%

Hang Seng Closed

S&P/ASX 200 4,429.51 +32.93 +0.75%

Shanghai Composite Closed

FTSE 100 5,812.23 +74.45 +1.30%

CAC 40 Closed

DAX Closed

Dow 13,279 +66 +0.50%

Nasdaq 3,050 +4 +0.13%

S&P 500 1,406 +8 +0.57%

(pare/closed(00:00 GMT +02:00)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,3237 -0,04%

GBP/USD $1,6219 -0,10%

USD/CHF Chf0,9075 +0,04%

USD/JPY Y80,09 +0,34%

EUR/JPY Y106,01 +0,29%

GBP/JPY Y129,88 +0,23%

AUD/USD $1,0331 -0,92%

NZD/USD $0,8149 -0,43%

USD/CAD C$0,9854 -0,15%

01:30 Japan Labor Cash Earnings, YoY March +0.7% +0.4%

02:30 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI (finally) April 48.3 49.1

07:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index April +2.2% +1.2%

07:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index 3m Y/Y April -0.6% _0.8%

07:15 Switzerland Retail Sales Y/Y March +0.8% +1.2%

07:30 Switzerland Manufacturing PMI April 51.1 53.6

07:50 France Manufacturing PMI (finally) April 46.7 47.3

07:55 Germany Manufacturing PMI (finally) March 48.4 46.3

07:55 Germany Unemployment Change April -18 -9

07:55 Germany Unemployment Rate s.a. April 6.7% 6.7%

08:00 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (finally) April 47.7 46.0

08:30 United Kingdom PMI Construction April 56.7 54.2

08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln March 1.6 1.7

08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals March 49.0 48.0

09:00 Eurozone Unemployment Rate March 10.8% 10.9%

09:00 Eurozone ECOFIN Meetings -

12:00 U.S. FOMC Member Tarullo Speaks -

12:15 U.S. ADP Employment Report April 209 179

14:00 U.S. Factory Orders March +1.3% -1.4%

14:30 U.S. EIA Crude Oil Stocks change - +4.0

22:45 New Zealand Employment Change, q/q Quarter I +0.1% +0.5%

22:45 New Zealand Unemployment Rate Quarter I 6.3% 6.2%

23:30 Australia AIG Services Index April 47.0