Good data from the United States will support the U.S. dollar ...
The U.S. stock market was closed on Wednesday amid growing good reporting by IBM which has led to a rally in the technology sector, triggering the growth of securities Microsoft (+1.7%), Apple (+1.8%), IBM (+4.4%) and Google (+5.5% ). Google shares soared because of a better reporting than expected.
American BKX bank index closed yesterday at 53.73 (-0.33%).
U.S. stock indexes for the previous trading day to close at: DJI-13,779.33 (+0.49%); S & P 500 - 1,494.81 (+0.15%); NASDAQ Comp. - 3,153.67 (+0.33%)
On the eve of the U.S. trading session, futures on the broad market index S & P 500 is 1,487.20 (-0.21%). U.S. markets will open with a reduction.
Oil futures before opening in New York traded in different directions in anticipation of the release of the oil and petroleum products in the U.S.. Oil reserves in the last week, is expected to have grown by 1.7 million barrels.
Crude futures mark Brent Oil (ICE) day at 112.58 (+0.14%), U.S. crude oil WTI (ICE) 96.79 (+0.11%). Gold futures stood at 1,678.20 (-0.50%), quotes copper at 367.00 (-0.39%).
Goldmann Sachs Commodity Index XOI last session stood at 1311.00 (-0.24%).
In the currency market mixed trend continues . European currencies continue to be consolidated in anticipation statistics from Europe and America. Commodity currencies before the discovery of America down to the expectations of lower prices of oil. Pound falls due to weak statistics on the national economy.
Futures on the dollar index, which reflects the value of the U.S. currency against a trade-weighted basket of currencies, is 79.83 (-0.18%).
Prediction of the day:
Good data from the U.S. are able to support the U.S. dollar. In general, we believe that the growth of euro will be limited level of 1.3400.
Events today:
Moscow time
17.30 U.S. Jobless Claims for the week of January 12-18, n / a; 361,000; 335,000
19.00 U.S. Leading indicators index in December n / a; 0,4% m / m, -0.2% m / m
19.30 U.S. natural gas reserves for the week January 12-18, n / a; n / a; -148 billion cubic meters. ft.
20.00 U.S. EIA Crude Oil Stocks
Sergei Kostenko
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