Europe

European stock markets finished the session seventh increase in a row as a result of good performances, and shares of commodity companies. Pan-European index of blue chip FTSEurofirst 300 rose 0.81 percent to 888.36 points - their highest levels since 6 January. The head of the Fed, Ben Bernanke, speaking in the U.S. Congress, noted the improvement in the American economy. Total Quotes grown up in 1.8 percent, ENI - at 1.2 per cent, StatoilHydro - at 1.2 percent. Among insurance companies, securities Generali added 3.7 percent, AXA - 3,4 percent. However, Tuesday is a bad one for the banks and the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia. CS Group Index dropped 3.6 percent, BBVA - at 1.7 percent, BNP Paribas - at 1.7 percent, UBS - at 1.4 percent, Barclays - at 1.1 percent. Quotations Nokia dropped 2.5 percent after Morgan Stanley has changed for the worse recommendation on shares of the company.

Asia

The Asian markets are growing the seventh day in a row, which is also the longest rally since the beginning of the year. Shin-Etsu - the world's largest producer of silicon wafers grown by nearly 5% at the auction in Tokyo after the emergence of information that a unit of the company is negotiating with manufacturers of components of the price increase. BHP - rose 2% in Sydney, the company helped the performance of new production fields, support the results of output in the fourth quarter. China Petroleum Chemical Corp .- grew by 10% at auction in Shanghai after Nomura Holdings Inc. announced that net profits of the company may exceed three times the expected level.

United States

The American stock market closed on Tuesday due to increases in the results of machine-building concern Caterpillar Inc, but the rapid rise in the wake of good corporate reporting and Caterpillar cautious outlook led investors to exercise caution, which contain indexes. The index of the traditional sector, the American economy Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.77 percent to 8.915,94 points. The broader Standard Poor s 500 added 0.36 percent to 954.58 points. Technological Nasdaq Composite Index gained 0.36 percent to 1.916,20 item that has the highest level of closures over the past year. Nasdaq is growing now in its tenth consecutive sessions, that were observed for 12 years. Shares drugs manufacturer Merck Co, is included in the index Dow, led to a top pharmaceutical sector, rising to 6.12 percent. However, investors' optimism about the quarterly results came in decline, when Caterpillar warned that the current quarter will not be easy. In addition, the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke in the report to Congress pointed out that in the near future should not wait for the reduction of unemployment.

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