January 23rd, 2010
U.S. stock indexes rose Thursday in anticipation of reporting Intel, reported Bloomberg. Index futures cheaper in the U.S. on Friday, reducing their quotations is 0,1-0,3%.
Podyndeks SP, in the calculation which includes the shares of technology companies increased trade results in 0,7%. Intel shares have risen in price by 2,5%, the company issued statements after the market closes.
world”s largest producer of semiconductors increased its profit in the fourth quarter of last year, almost 10 times, which proved to be better than market forecasts. Intel”s net profit totaled $ 2.28 billion, or 40 cents a share, versus $ 234 million, or 4 cents, a year earlier.
One of the most important indicators - profitability (gross profit margin), reached late last year, a record in the history of the Intel level - 65%.
Analysts on average expected a profit of 30 cents per share on revenue of $ 10.17 billion
was positive and forecast of the company. Intel expects the current quarter revenue of $ 9.7 billion plus or minus $ 400 million in cost-effectiveness of 61%. Analysts on average expected the same only on $ 9.35 billion
“We see the optimism about corporate profits, - notes manager Pioneer Investment Management in Boston, John Carey. - The economy is at an inflection point, and investors are waiting for signals of significant improvements in the economy. the technology sector is one of the most attractive in the present because it should greatly benefit from increased business investment. ”
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Microsoft, the world”s largest software maker, rose on Thursday at 2%. Papers Oracle went up by 2,4% in the Morgan Stanley analysts Adam Holt that the shares are too cheap and will rise significantly in price in the next 60 days.
Support for the U.S. stock market on Thursday also provided data on stocks of goods in warehouses in the U.S. in November.
stocks of goods in the warehouses of American companies rose in November at 0.4% compared to the previous month, while analysts expected an increase of this indicator on 0,3%.
Sales of goods from warehouses in November, jumped 2%, which was the largest increases over two years. Thus, the growth stocks suggests that companies are trying to bring the volume of production in line with the pace of demand.
These statistics are compensated other statistic data on the U.S. economy, to restrain the rise of the stock market.
Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in December to 0.3%, while analysts predicted an increase of 0,5%. Retail sales excluding automobiles last month fell by 0,2%, experts expect a rise of 0,3%.
number of Americans who first applied for unemployment insurance, last week increased by 11 thousand - up to 444 thousand, the analysts predicted an increase in the number of calls to 3 thousand
Index Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a closing of the market on Thursday at 29.78 points (0.28%) - up to 10,710.55b8a.
Standard Poor “s 500 rose to 2.78 points (0.24%), amounting to 1,148.46.
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Nasdaq Composite Index increased by 8.84 points (0.38%) - to 2316,74.
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