Новини ринків

Nikkei 14,288.23 -141.03 -0.98%

Hang Seng 22,132.53 -91.00 -0.41%

Shanghai Composite 2,003.49 -33.03 -1.62%

S&P 1,869.43 +6.03 +0.32%

NASDAQ 4,074.4 -1.16 -0.03%

Dow 16,448.74 +87.28 +0.53%

FTSE 1,336.3 +3.47 +0.26%

CAC 4,460.53 +16.90 +0.38%

EUR/USD $1,3849 +0,12%

GBP/USD $1,6807 +0,05%

USD/CHF Chf0,8803 -0,12%

USD/JPY Y102,48 +0,29%

EUR/JPY Y141,92 +0,46%

GBP/JPY Y172,24 +0,34%

AUD/USD $0,9260 -0,10%

NZD/USD $0,8536 -0,49%

00:00 Japan Bank holiday

06:00 Germany Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey May 8.5 8.5

08:00 Eurozone M3 money supply, adjusted y/y March +1.3% +1.4%

08:30 United Kingdom GDP, q/q (Preliminary) Quarter I +0.7% +0.9%

08:30 United Kingdom GDP, y/y (Preliminary) Quarter I +2.7% +3.2%

12:00 Germany CPI, m/m (Preliminary) April +0.3% -0.1%

12:00 Germany CPI, y/y (Preliminary) April +1.0% +1.3%

13:00 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y March +13.2% +12.9%

14:00 U.S. Consumer confidence April 82.3 82.9

20:30 U.S. API Crude Oil Inventories April +0.5

22:45 New Zealand Building Permits, m/m March -1.7%

23:05 United Kingdom Gfk Consumer Confidence April -5 -4

23:15 Japan Manufacturing PMI April 53.9

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (Preliminary) March -2.3% +0.6%

European stocks increased due to mergers and acquisitions plans in the pharma sector. Pfizer has renewed its offer for AstraZeneca. A worth of the deal could be more than $100 billion. European stock markets remained unimpressed by the new sanctions on Russia.

But investors still monitor closely tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

AstraZeneca shares were up 14% because of the renewed offer of Pfizer.

Bayer AG shares jumped 3.3% caused by the better-than-expected first quarter earnings.

Siemens AG shares declined 2.7% after announcing the plan to buy Alstom. The Siemens’ plan is an asset swap. Siemens wants to acquire Alstom’s power and grid business in exchange for its transport assets and some cash. Alstom shares are suspended until Wednesday.

Indexes on the close:

Name                                   Price                                    Change                 Change %

FTSE 100                              6,700.16                              +14.47                     +0.22%

DAX                                      9,446.36                              +44.81                     +0.48%

CAC 40                                 4,460.53                              +16.90                     +0.38%

West Texas Intermediate crude rebounded from the lowest close in almost three weeks as the U.S. said it will toughen sanctions on Russia, the biggest energy exporter, over the Ukraine crisis. Brent was steady as Libya lifted force majeure at one of its ports.

Futures advanced as much as 0.9 percent in New York. The U.S. will impose new sanctions today on people and companies close to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, President Barack Obama said. Among those that may be targeted are Igor Sechin, chief executive officer of OAO Rosneft, the country’s biggest oil producer, people familiar with developments said. Libya’s National Oil Corp. will lift a suspension of exports at the port of Zueitina, previously under rebel control, from today.

“The price is being supported by uncertainty as to the breadth and impact of sanctions taken against Russia,” Christopher Bellew, a senior broker at Jefferies Bache Ltd. in London, said by e-mail. “Another important consideration is how Russia might retaliate against sanctions.”

WTI for June delivery rose as much as 92 cents to $101.52 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and traded for $101.17 at 1:47 p.m. London time. Prices dropped 1.3 percent to $100.60 on April 25, the lowest settlement since April 7. The volume of all futures traded was about 8.5 percent below the 100-day average for the time of day.

Brent for June settlement pared gains of as much as 62 cents to $110.20 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange, trading for $109.62 at 1:49 p.m. London time. The contract closed at $109.58 on April 25, down 0.7 percent, the biggest decline since April 7.

The U.S. benchmark crude was at a discount of $8.46 to Brent on ICE. It ended the April 25 session at $8.98, the widest based on closing prices in six weeks.

The euro traded mixed against the U.S. dollar. The euro increased against the U.S. dollar caused by market participants hope that the Eurozone inflation will be higher in this month. The report on euro zone inflation will be published on Wednesday. German import prices declined 0.6% in March. The projected figure was 0.0%. But later, the euro lost a part of its gains due to the better-than-expected U.S. pending home sales. U.S. pending sales of existing homes climbed 3.4% in March from February. It is the first increase for the first time in nine months. Analysts forecasted the increase of 1.0%.

The U.S. dollar recovered a part of its losses against the most major currencies after the publication of better-than-expected U.S. pending home sales.

The British pound was supported by expectations that the Bank of England could hike interest rates in the next year. Additionally, the potential AstraZeneca deal had a positive influence on the British pound. The British currency dropped after the National Association of Realtors published that the U.S. pending sales of existing homes climbed 3.4% in March from February.

The Japanese yen dropped against the U.S. dollar. The reason for the weak yen were the expectations of easing tensions in the Ukraine imposing new US sanctions on Russia.

The New Zealand dollar declined against the U.S. dollar. NZD/USD declined toward the low of April 04, 2014.

Gold prices down by a stronger dollar after a report on the U.S. housing market . Data presented by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), showed that at the end of last month, the number of contracts for the purchase of housing in the secondary market has increased markedly , thereby exceeded the forecasts , and fixing the first increase in the past nine months. Experts note that the recent improvement - a sign of stabilization in the housing market after the recent fluctuations.

According to the data , in March, the number of pending home sales increased by 3.7% after falling 0.5% in the previous month ( revised from -0.8 %). Many experts predicted growth in this index is only 1.0%. Recall that for the closing of the contract takes approximately 1-2 months.

If evaluated in the regional context , we can see that the growth was in the north- east, south and west , and the decrease - in the Midwest .

Meanwhile, it was reported that , despite the surge in the last month , the number of outstanding transactions are still 7.9% lower than in March last year.

March data suggest that in the near future sales will continue to grow , after a decline last summer , which was due to expectations of an increase in mortgage interest rates.

Traders await the results of the two-day meeting of the Committee of the Fed 's Open Market , which begins Tuesday .

June futures on COMEX gold fell to $ 1292.10 .

The National Association of Realtors published on Monday that the U.S. pending sales of existing homes climbed 3.4% in March from February. It is the first increase for the first time in nine months. Analysts forecasted the increase of 1.0%.

The National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said that after a cold winter, more buyers want to purchase homes are beginning to make contract offers. He added sales activity is expected to improve as more inventory reaches the market and as more jobs will be created in the economy.

EUR/USD $1.3680, $1.3700, $1.3765, $1.3775, $1.3900, $1.3960

USD/JPY Y102.20, Y102.50, Y102.70, Y103.00, Y103.30

AUD/USD $0.9225

GBP/USD $1.6630

USD/CAD Cad1.1055, Cad1.1080, Cad1.1165

USD/CHF Chf0.8825

EUR/GBP stg0.8200, stg0.8250, stg0.8270

NZD/USD NZ$0.8500, NZ$0.8740

U.S. stock futures rose amid an increase in mergers-and-acquisition activity. Shares of Pfizer Inc.(PFE) rose more than 3% after proposing to buy AstraZeneca Plc (AZN) for about $98.7 billion.

Global markets:

Nikkei 14,288.23 -141.03 -0.98%

Hang Seng 22,132.53 -91.00 -0.41%

Shanghai Composite 2,003.49 -33.03 -1.62%

FTSE 6,692.26 +6.57 +0.10%

CAC 4,448.34 +4.71 +0.11%

DAX 9,415.68 +14.13 +0.15%

Crude oil $101.08 (+0.50%)

Gold $1301.90 (+0.11%)

(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)

Upgrades:

Ford (F) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Craig Hallum

Downgrades:

Other:

Bernstein reiterated Amazon.com (AMZN) at Outperform, target lowered to $360 from $420

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3950, $1.3930, $1.3900, $1.3880-85, $1.3860/65

Bids $1.3800, $1.3785/75, $1.3765/60

GBP/USD

Offers $1.6900, $1.6870/80, $1.6840/50

Bids $1.6765-60, $1.6750/45, $1.6680

AUD/USD

Offers $0.9395/00, $0.9350,  $0.9315/20

Bids $0.9250, $0.9220, $0.9200, $0.9155/50

EUR/JPY

Offers Y142.90/00, Y142.80, Y142.50, Y142.00

Bids Y141.00, Y140.40/50, Y139.95/00

USD/JPY

Offers Y102.95/00, Y102.65/70, Y102.50

Bids Y101.85/80, Y101.50, Y101.30, Y101.00

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.8300/10, stg0.8280, stg0.8250

Bids stg0.8190-80, stg0.8150, stg0.8100

Economic calendar (GMT0):

06:00    Germany                            Import prices                 March   -0.1%   0.0%      -0.6%

06:00    Germany                            Import prices Y/Y           March   -2.7%   -2.8%    -3.3%

08:00    Eurozone                           ECB’s Vitor Constancio Speaks

The euro increased against the U.S. dollar. Market participants hope that the Eurozone inflation will be higher in this month. The report on euro zone inflation will be published on Wednesday. German import prices declined 0.6% in March. The projected figure was 0.0%.

The U.S. dollar traded lower against the euro and the British pound ahead the publication of pending home sales. Analysts forecasted the increase 1.0%. The British currency was supported by expectations that the Bank of England could hike interest rates in the next year. Additionally, the potential AstraZeneca deal had a positive influence on the British pound.

EUR/USD: the currency pair has reached 1.3879

GBP/USD: the currency pair climbed to 1.6853

USD/JPY: the currency pair has reached Y102.39

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

14:00    U.S.                       Pending Home Sales (MoM)     March   -0.8%   +1.0% 

14:30    Eurozone                ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks                                                    

22:45    New Zealand           Trade Balance, mln                 March   818        910

European stocks climbed caused by mergers and acquisitions plans of some companies in the pharma sector. Pfizer has renewed its offer for AstraZeneca. A worth of the deal could be more than $100 billion.

Investors still monitor tensions between Russia and Ukraine. New sanctions on Russia are expected.

AstraZeneca shares were up 15% because of the renewed offer of Pfizer.

Bayer AG shares jumped 4.6% caused by the better-than-expected first quarter earnings.

Siemens AG shares declined 2.2% after announcing the plan to buy Alstom. The Siemens’ plan is an asset swap. Siemens wants to acquire Alstom’s power and grid business in exchange for its transport assets and some cash. Alstom shares are suspended until Wednesday.

Current figures:

Name                                   Price                                    Change                 Change %

FTSE 100                              6,703.51                              +17.82                     +0.27%

DAX                                      9,474.39                              +72.84                     +0.74%

CAC 40                                 4,462.75                              +19.12                     +0.43%

Asian stock markets showed a mixed trend. The Japanese stock market was closed for a public holiday. The Chinese stock indexes were up due to speculation that the government will take steps to boost the economy.

Indexes on the close:

Nikkei 225                    closed

Hang Seng                   22,453.89     + 321.36        +1.45%

Shanghai Composite    2,020.34       +16.85        +0.84%

Newcrest Mining dropped 3.1% caused by the price decline of the bullion.

Samsung Electronics declined 2% after reporting its weaker-than expected quarter results.

EUR/USD $1.3680, $1.3700, $1.3765, $1.3775, $1.3900, $1.3960

USD/JPY Y102.20, Y102.50, Y102.70, Y103.00, Y103.30

AUD/USD $0.9225

GBP/USD $1.6630

USD/CAD Cad1.1055, Cad1.1080, Cad1.1165

USD/CHF Chf0.8825

EUR/GBP stg0.8200, stg0.8250, stg0.8270

NZD/USD NZ$0.8500, NZ$0.8740

Asian stock markets were down due to rising concerns over tensions between Russia and Ukraine. The Japanese index Nikkei 225 declined caused by a strong yen and the weaker-than-expected earnings of some companies. The Japanese stock market will be closed for a public holiday tomorrow.

The stock indexes in China and Hong Kong dropped amid increasing concerns over new initial public offering listings.

Indexes on the close:

Nikkei 225                    14,288.23      -141.03      -0.98%

Hang Seng                   22,132.53     -91.00        -0.41%

Shanghai Composite    2,003.49       -33.03        -1.62%

Honda Motor Co. shares declined 4.5% because of the worse-than-expected earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.

Nippon Sheet Glass was down over 8%.

Newcrest Mining increased 5.7%.

Yahoo Japan Corp. dropped 6.2% after announcing earnings missed the company’s own forecast.

Japan Display Inc. shares, supplies screens to Apple Inc., were down 16% after reporting earnings missed the company’s own forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014.

Economic calendar (GMT0):

06:00    Germany                            Import prices                 March   -0.1%   0.0%      -0.6%

06:00    Germany                            Import prices Y/Y           March   -2.7%   -2.8%    -3.3%

08:00    Eurozone                           ECB’s Vitor Constancio Speaks

The U.S. dollar declined against the most major currencies. Market participants are concerned over tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

The New Zealand dollar traded mixed against the U.S. dollar. Due to lack of economic data, there were no impulses.

The Australian dollar increased against the U.S. dollar, although the U.S. dollar was supported by Friday’s better-than-expected Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index.

The Japanese yen was supported by the demand for the safe-haven currency.

EUR/USD: the currency pair declined to $1.3815

GBP/USD: the currency pair was down to $1.6775

USD/JPY: the currency pair traded mixed

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

14:00    U.S.                       Pending Home Sales (MoM)     March   -0.8%   +1.0%  

14:30    Eurozone                ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks                                                     

22:45    New Zealand           Trade Balance, mln                 March   818        910

EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3933 (2313)

$1.3903 (2143)

$1.3865 (1152)

Price at time of writing this review: $ 1.3823

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.3801 (342)

$1.3753 (1547)

$1.3719 (1839)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 9 is 26197  contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,4000 (3166);

- Overall open interest on the PUT optionswith the expiration date May, 9 is 32520 contracts, with the maximum number of contractswith strike price $1,3600 (3834);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.24 versus 1.26 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 25.

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.7100 (1264)

$1.7001 (1268)

$1.6902 (1611)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.6785

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.6697 (782)

$1.6599 (1326)

$1.6500 (1226)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 9 is 16933 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,6800 (1773);

- Overall open interest on the PUT optionswith the expiration date May, 9 is 19415 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,6200 (1869);;

- Theratio of PUT/CALLwas 1.15 versus 1.15 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 25.

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.