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European stocks were little changed after last week’s biggest advance for the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index since early February.

The gauge rose to its highest level since July last week as data from Germany to the U.S. indicated global growth is gaining momentum and the Federal Reserve raised its assessment of the world’s largest economy.

National benchmark indexes fell in eight of Europe’s 18 western markets. France’s CAC 40 Index lost 0.5 percent. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 Index and Germany’s DAX Index slipped 0.1 percent each.

Standard Life fell 1.2 percent to 247.7 pence, snapping a five-day rally. Credit Suisse Group AG downgraded Scotland’s biggest insurer to underperform from neutral, equivalent to a sell recommendation.

DSV retreated 2 percent to 131.30 kroner after UBS AG lowered its rating for the transport and logistic company to neutral from buy.

TNT Express NV also advanced 1.1 percent to 9.44 euros after United Parcel Service Inc. sweetened its bid to 5.16 billion euros.

The Dollar Index fell to a one-week low as traders sold the U.S. currency in favor of the Swiss franc, triggering automatic sell orders for the pair that further weighed on the greenback.

The 17-nation euro also rose against the dollar as it broke through its 100-day moving average, a technical level that once breached, may spur further appreciation. The shared currency earlier fell against most of its major counterparts before a report forecast to show a contraction in industrial output. The euro weakened earlier after International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde urged policy makers to be vigilant about global economic stability. Lagarde, speaking in Beijing yesterday, said oil prices, debt levels, and the risk of slowing growth in emerging markets threaten global economic stability.

The U.S. currency pared losses against the yen today. The dollar’s 14-day relative strength index against the Japanese currency was at 71.8, more than the 70 level some traders see as a sign an asset may reverse direction.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced to the highest level since May 2008 as Apple Inc. plans to pay a dividend and buy back $10 billion of its stock. Today’s gain extended this year’s rally in the S&P 500 to 12 percent. The measure is on pace for the best first quarter since 1998 amid better-than-estimated economic and corporate reports and expectations Europe would tame its debt crisis. It trades at 14.6 times reported earnings, the highest valuation level since July while still below the average since 1954 of 16.4 times earnings.

Dow 13,264.94     +32.32 +0.24%, Nasdaq      3,083.49       +28.23 +0.92%, S&P 500   1,413.35       +9.18         +0.65%

Apple gained 2.3 percent to $598.95 today. Investors will receive a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share starting in the period beginning July 1, Cupertino, California-based Apple said in a statement. The buybacks will begin in the fiscal year starting Sept. 30 and will take place over three years, the company said.

Apple’s cash pile has swelled amid surging demand for its products, such as the iPhone and iPad. Investors had urged Apple to return some of the balance in the form a dividend. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook fueled speculation an announcement might be coming when he said this year that Apple had “more than we need to run a company,” and that the board was considering its options.

Bank of America (ВАС) increased 1.7 percent, the biggest gain in the Dow, to $9.97. The shares have surged 25 percent in five days, the most since Aug. 30.

Citigroup jumped 4.2 percent to $38.22. The third-largest U.S. bank sold its 2.71 percent stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to institutional investors, generating after- tax proceeds of about $349 million.

Morgan Stanley rallied 4.2 percent to $20.35. The owner of the world’s largest brokerage is planning its first corporate bond sale since October after the cost to protect its bonds from default dropped by almost 50 percent in the past four months.

U.S. Steel rose the most in the S&P 500, gaining 7.2 percent to $31.89. The country’s largest producer of the metal by volume should benefit from a recovery in steel prices, UBS AG said in a note.

UPS added 3.8 percent to $81.38. The company raised its offer for TNT Express NV by 5.6 percent to 5.16 billion euros ($6.8 billion) to secure the biggest deal in the U.S. company’s 105-year history.

Increase in the cost of gold today contributed the balance of payments euro-zone information, the data of annual growth of construction in December last year have been revised with a noticeable increase, the rate was 9.8% versus 7.8%. However, January's data showed monthly anniversaries of the construction decline of 0.8%, which is obviously aggravated the market the impression of a positive review of statistics of the European housing market.

An American Index of the expected sales volume of construction, calculated National Association of Home Builders, in March, contrary to expectations, failed to demonstrate a new medium-high, stopping at its February levels.

Also supporting the wound has information about the success of the insurance payments on Greek debt. Finance ministers of the eurozone, according to today's information and data of recent days, may decide to combine the stability of the funds before the meeting, EU leaders on March 30.

April futures price of gold on COMEX today rose to $ 1670.1 an ounce.

Oil prices rise on Monday against the backdrop of the January data on production volumes of raw Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia in January, increased oil production by 0.6% - to 9.87 million barrels perday, which was a record level of nearly 30 years. Export volume grew 2% to 7.5 millionbarrels per day. The figure more than three times higher than the second-largestprovider of OPEC - Iran, which in January exported 2.3 million barrels per day.

April futures price of U.S. light crude oil WTI (Light Sweet Crude Oil) rose to 108.09dollars per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. April futures price for North Sea petroleum mix of mark Brent rose 0.83 dollars to 124.98 dollars per barrel on London's ICE Futures Europe Exchange.

Resistance 3:1440 (high of May’2008)

Resistance 2:1410 (high of June’2008)

Resistance 1:1402 (session high)

Current price: 1399,25

Support 1:1394 (session low, Mar 16 low)

Support 2:1384 (Mar 14 low)

Support 3:1377 (Feb 29 and Mar 1-2 highs)

• PSI to bring debt down to 117% of GDP in 2020

• debt to remain in downward trend after 2020
• fiscal targets achievable if program strictly implemented
• GDP to contract by 4.5% on average in 2012
• unemployment to exceed 19% in 2012

EUR/USD $1.3150, $1.3200

USD/JPY Y83.00, Y83.20, Y84.00

GBP/USD $1.5805, $1.5670, $1.5650

USD/CHF Chf0.9250

EUR/CHF Chf1.2100

AUD/USD $1.0600

U.S. stock futures declined as concern the rally which lifted the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to an almost four-year high has outpaced economic prospects.

Apple Inc. rose 0.1% as the world’s largest technology company announced plans to initiate a dividend and authorized a $10 billion buyback.

Global stocks:

Nikkei  10,141.99 +12.16 +0.12%

Hang Seng 21,115.29 -202.56 -0.95%

Shanghai Composite 2,410.18 +5.45 +0.23%

FTSE  5,940.16 -25.42 -0.43%

CAC  3,565.77 -29.06 -0.81%

DAX 7,107.04 -50.78 -0.71%

Crude oil: $107.87 (+0,8%).

Gold $1655.50 (-0,1%).

Data:

09:00 Eurozone Current account, adjusted, bln January 2.0 4.3 4.5

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3290/300, $1.3250, $1.3220/25, $1.3190/200 

Bids $1.3135/20, $1.3100, $1.3080

GBP/USD

Offers $1.5930/35, $1.5895/900, $1.5880/85

Bids $1.5820, $1.5800, $1.5735/25

Resistance 1: Y84.20 (area of Mar 15 high)

Resistance 2: Y83.60 (session high)

Resistance 1: Y83.20 (area of Mar 15-16 lows)

Current price: Y83.12

Support 1: Y83.00 (session low)

Support 2: Y82.70 (intraday low on Mar 13, Mar 9 high)

Support 3: Y81.90 (Mar 13 low, Mar 5 high)

Resistance 3: Chf0.9255 (Mar 16 high)

Resistance 2: Chf0.9200 (Mar 15 high)

Resistance 1: Chf0.918 (session high)

Current price: Chf0.9160

Support 1: Chf0.9150/40 (Mar 16 low, session low, Mar 13 low)

Support 2: Chf0.9070 (Mar 8 low)

Support 3: Chf0.9045 (Mar 2 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.5970 (Mar 2 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.5880 (Mar 8 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.5860 (Mar 16 high, session high)

Current price: $1.5859

Support 1 : $1.5820 (session low)

Support 2 : $1.5750 (area of Mar 13-15 high)

Support 3 : $1.5690 (Mar 15 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.3360 (Mar 1 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.3290 (Mar 8 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.3190 (Mar 13 and 16 highs)

Current price: $1.3163

Support 1 : $1.3140/20 (session low, Mar 15 high)

Support 2 : $1.3040 (Mar 16 low)

Support 3 : $1.3000 (Mar 15 low)

EUR/USD $1.3150, $1.3200

USD/JPY Y83.00, Y83.20, Y84.00

GBP/USD $1.5805, $1.5670, $1.5650

USD/CHF Chf0.9250

EUR/CHF Chf1.2100

AUD/USD $1.0600

Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index heading for its fifth day of advance, before the release of U.S. data this week that’s expected to show further signs of stabilization in the housing market.

Nikkei 225 10,141.99 +12.16 +0.12%

Hang Seng 21,115.29 -202.56 -0.95%

S&P/ASX 200 4,290.8 +14.64 +0.34%

Shanghai Composite 2,410.18 +5.45 +0.23%

Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s No. 1 consumer-electronics maker, climbed 1.8 percent in Seoul.

Cnooc Ltd., China’s biggest offshore oil producer, gained 2.2 percent in Hong Kong as crude traded near a one-week high.

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., the country’s largest producer of the metal, sank 3.7 percent after saying it may be unprofitable in the first quarter after posting a wider-than-expected loss in the second half of 2011.

00:01 United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (MoM) March +4.1% +1.6%

00:01 United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (YoY) March +1.4% +2.2%

01:00 Australia RBA's Governor Glenn Stevens Speech 0

The euro touched a 4 1/2-month high against the yen as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said European officials have discussed combining euro-area bailout funds to reinforce the region’s financial firewall. European finance ministers have discussed “combination possibilities” for the permanent and the temporary rescue funds ahead of a March 30 meeting in Copenhagen, Merkel said March 16. Ministers may decide to increase the region’s crisis fund to a total capacity of 692 billion euros ($911 billion) when they meet, a euro-area official said separately. Demand for the 17-nation euro was also supported before Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti holds talks with unions and employers to revise labor laws this week.

The yen traded near an 11-month low versus the dollar as Asian stocks extended a four- day rally from last week, damping demand for haven assets. Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William C. Dudley speaks today at Melville, New York.

Demand for the dollar was limited after inflation data last week rekindled expectation of additional monetary stimulus after the Fed bought $2.3 trillion of Treasuries and mortgage-backed bonds in two rounds of purchases known as quantitative easing from December 2008 to June 2010. The U.S. consumer-price index excluding food and energy costs climbed 0.1 percent in February, the Labor Department reported on March 16 in Washington, half the pace projected by economists in a Bloomberg News survey.

EUR/USD: during the Asian session the pair traded in a range $1.3160-$1.3180.

GBP/USD: during the Asian session the pair traded in a range $1.5825-$1.5850.

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

Monday is devoid of significant macroeconomic data releases from Europe, with just EMU construction output at 1000GMT, while it is also a quiet start in the US. US data sees the 1400GMT by the Housing Market Index from the NAHB and then the 1430GMT release of the weekly Retail Trade Index. US speakesrs start at 1230GMT, when Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher speaks to the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation in London.

On Monday the dollar gained against most of its major counterparts as stronger U.S. economic data reduced bets the Federal Reserve would add to monetary stimulus, bolstering demand for the currency. The 17-nation euro pared losses against the yen before European finance ministers meet in Brussels to review a second aid package for Greece.

On Tuesday the dollar gained against the euro and the yen as the Federal Reserve policy makers raised their assessment of the economy as the labor market gathers strength and refrained from more actions to lower borrowing costs. The Federal Open Market Committee, which met in Washington, kept the central bank’s benchmark interest rate target unchanged at zero to 0.25 percent, where it’s been since December 2008. The yen dropped earlier to the weakest level against the dollar in almost 11 months as the Bank of Japan plans to keep using monetary policy as a tool to tackle deflation.

On Wednesday the dollar strengthened to an 11- month high against the yen after the Federal Reserve raised its outlook for U.S. growth, reducing expectations the central bank will begin a third round of bond purchases. The yen fell for a second day versus the dollar as the extra yield received for holding Treasury two-year notes compared with Japanese debt increased to the most since July. The extra yield investors receive from holding two-year Treasuries instead of Japanese debt widened to 24 basis points, the most since July 28, increasing the attractiveness of dollar assets.

On Thursday the yen climbed from an 11-month low against the dollar as investors wagered that its largest four-day decline since November may have happened too quickly. The pound weakened for the first time in three days against the euro after Fitch Ratings said the U.K. risks losing its top investment grade. The U.K. currency fell against 11 of its 16 major counterparts after Fitch changed its rating outlook yesterday on Britain to negative, citing a weak recovery and high debt levels. The Swiss franc climbed from a seven-week low against the dollar as the Swiss National Bank predicted the economy will expand 1 percent this year, twice as much as its previous estimate.

On Friday the dollar weakened against most of its major peers after U.S. inflation data fueled speculation Federal Reserve policy makers will maintain economic stimulus. The U.S. currency fell against the 17-nation euro as a gauge of consumer prices excluding food and energy rose less than forecast.

Asian stocks swung between gains and losses as U.S. jobs and manufacturing data added to signs the world’s biggest economy is recovering. Gains were limited as Japanese exporters fell amid a rebound in the yen.

Nikkei 225 10,129.83 +6.55 +0.06%

Hang Seng 21,317.85 -35.68 -0.17%

S&P/ASX 200 4,276.16 -1.61 -0.04%

Shanghai Composite 2,404.74 +30.96 +1.30%

Li & Fung Ltd. rose 3.1 percent in Hong Kong after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. recommended buying shares of supplier to Wal- Mart Stores Inc.

Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second-largest carmaker by market value, dropped 0.6 percent.

Hyundai Wia Corp. slumped 5.1 percent in Seoul after South Korean automakers sold shares in the parts manufacturer at a discount.

Resistance 3: Y84.80 (Apr 12 high)

Resistance 2: Y84.20 (Mar 15 high)

Resistance 1: Y83.55 (session high)

The current price: Y83.40

Support 1: Y83.15 (Mar 15-16 low)

Support 2: Y82.65 (low of the American session on Mar 13)

Support 3: Y81.95 (Mar 13 low)

Resistance 3: Chf0.9335 (Mar 15 high)

Resistance 2: Chf0.9255 (Mar 16 high)

Resistance 1: Chf0.9200 (Mar 15 low)

The current price: Chf0.9165

Support 1: Chf0.9145 (session low)

Support 2: Chf0.9105 (low of the American session on Mar 9)

Support 3: Chf0.9070 (Mar 8 low)

Resistance 3 : $1.5975/90 (high of Feb and Mar)

Resistance 2 : $1.5900 (Feb 27-28 high)

Resistance 1 : $1.5860 (Mar 16 high)

The current price: $1.5838

Support 1 : $1.5815 (low of the American session on Mar 16)

Support 2 : $1.5750 (Mar 15 high)

Support 3 : $1.5700 (psychological level)

Resistance 3 : $1.3290 (Mar 8 high)

Resistance 2 : $1.3230 (high of the American session on Mar 9)

Resistance 1 : $1.3190 (Mar 13 high, session high)

The current price: $1.3167

Support 1 : $1.3160 (session low)

Support 2 : $1.3120 (Mar 15 high)

Support 3 : $1.3045 (Mar 16 low)

00:01 United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (MoM) March +4.1%

00:01 United Kingdom Rightmove House Price Index (YoY) March +1.4%

01:00 Australia RBA's Governor Glenn Stevens Speech 0

09:00 Eurozone Current account, adjusted, bln January 2.0 4.3

12:30 Canada Wholesale Sales, m/m January +0.9% +0.5%

12:35 U.S. FOMC Member Dudley Speak 0

14:00 U.S. NAHB Housing Market Index March 29 30

17:40 U.S. FOMC Member Dudley Speak 0

23:00 Australia Conference Board Australia Leading Index January +0.2%