Tuesday, December 29, the major indices of European stock markets showed positive dynamics against a background of rising prices for Commodities.

We were pleased with the investors and the U.S. macroeconomic statistics. Thus, the index SP /Case-Shiller, fixing prices in 20 U.S. cities, taking into account the seasonal component in October rose by 0.4% m /m, and in September the value of the index increased by 0,2%. Positive dynamics of this indicator is observed for the fifth month in a row. Do not disappoint and the index of consumer confidence increased in December from 49.5 to 52.9 points when projected to increase to 52.5 points.

As a result of trades regional index Dow Jones Stoxx 600 added 0.14%. The British FTSE 100 gained strength at 0.65%, the Swiss SMI rose by 0,27%, German DAX rose to 0,14%, while the French CAC 40 advanced to 0.33%. Leader of growth was the Austrian ATX, an increase of 0,83%.

Shares Xstrata “recovered” at 2,44%, paper Vedanta Resources gained strength at 3.15%, while the market capitalization of the world”s largest mining company BHP Billiton rose 2.16%. Copper prices at the auctions in London reached its highest level since September 2008 against the backdrop of the threat of disruption of supplies from Chile, the world”s largest producer of the metal.

Oil industry also did not miss an opportunity to increase market capitalization on the background of the increased cost of “black gold”. For example, shares of Petroplus and Total have completed trades with an increase of 1,15% and 0,09% respectively.

Quotations Q-Cells jumped by 11,76%. According to the newspaper Handelsblatt, the German manufacturer of solar cells expected to receive a positive operating profit in 2010.

Papers of Aer Lingus Group moved on 4,7% on the background of statements by Daily Mail about a possible takeover bid by an air carrier Ryanair Holdings. Price potential transaction in a message not specified.

Values of the basic indexes on closing are resulted in the table:

Index Country Closing (items) Delta day (items) Change day (%) value at beginning of year (the last closing in 2008) Change YTD
ATX Austria 2,502.85 20.72 0.83% 1750.83 42.95%
BEL20 Index Belgium 2,525.93 9.85 0.39% 1908.64 32.34%
FTSE 100 United Kingdom 5,437.61 35.20 0.65% 4434.17 22.63%
DAX Index Germany 6,011.55 8.63 0.14% 4810.2 24.98%
IBEX 35 INDEX Spain 12,035.10 11.90 0.1% 9195.8 30.88%
FTSE MIB Italy 23,376.24 73.68 0.32% 19460 20.12%
AEX Netherlands 337.28 1.17 0.35% 245.94 37.14%
OMX Nordic 40 Scandinavia 831.85 5.34 0.65% 625.8 32.93%
CAC 40 France 3,959.98 12.83 0.33% 3217.97 23.06%
SMI Switzerland 6,608.52 17.51 0.27% 5534.53 19.41%


Europe: Investors go for the weekend with a nice potyazhelevshimi purses
Asia: investors are happy to have summed up the year
Latin America: another rise before the holidays
United States: the good macroeconomic indicators did not keep indices from the fall
Asia: bidders have relied on raw
Week on the world stage: United States approved a reform of health
Latin America: optimism prevail
United States: the players are reluctant to fix the profit before the end of the year
Europe: posleprazdnichnaya session ended with a quiet growth