Market news

1 May 2017
  • 22:30

    Stocks. Daily history for May 01’2017:

    (index / closing price / change items /% change)

    Nikkei +113.78 19310.52 +0.59%

    TOPIX +7.97 1539.77 +0.52%

    Hang Seng -83.35 24615.13 -0.34%

    CSI 300 -6.97 3439.75 -0.20%

    Euro Stoxx 50 +0.00 3559.59 +0.00%

    FTSE 100 -33.23 7203.94 -0.46%

    DAX -5.78 12438.01 -0.05%

    CAC 40 -4.37 5267.33 -0.08%

    DJIA -27.05 20913.46 -0.13%

    S&P 500 +4.13 2388.33 +0.17%

    NASDAQ +44.00 6091.60 +0.73%

    S&P/TSX -10.50 15575.63 -0.07%

  • 20:08

    Major US stock indices showed mixed dynamics

    Stock indexes S & P and Nasdaq finished the session with a rise on the background of growth of technological stocks, while the Dow index slightly decreased.

    April data showed a steady increase in manufacturing activity in the US, but the growth rate slowed from the 22-month peak recorded in January. The slower growth in production volumes largely reflected the more restrained growth rate of new orders in April. The number of employees continued to increase in the manufacturing sector due to efforts to increase production capacity. However, recent data suggest that producers sought to reduce their reserves, which led to the end of the 6-month period of growth in inventories. Meanwhile, price pressures intensified, with prices rising at the fastest pace for just over 2.5 years. The seasonally adjusted final PMI for the manufacturing sector from Markit in the US (PMI) was 52.8 in April, compared to 53.3 in March, and signaled the slowest growth in activity since September 2016.

    At the same time, the report published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) showed that in April, activity in the US manufacturing sector deteriorated more than forecast. The PMI index for the manufacturing sector was 54.8 points against 57.2 points in March. Analysts had expected the figure to drop to 56.4.

    In addition, the US Department of Commerce reported that spending on construction projects declined slightly in March after reaching a record high in February. According to the data, construction costs decreased by 0.2% (seasonally adjusted). Economists forecast an increase of 0.4%.

    Most components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (17 out of 30). Leader of growth were shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL, + 2.45%). More fell shares The Boeing Company (BA, -1.16%).

    Most sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The leader of growth was the technological sector (+ 0.6%). The utilities sector fell most of all (-0.3%).

    At closing:

    DJIA -0.11% 20,916.75 -23.76

    Nasdaq + 0.73% 6.091.60 +43.99

    S & P + 0.17% 2,388.33 +4.13

  • 19:00

    DJIA +0.04% 20,948.42 +7.91 Nasdaq +0.76% 6,093.33 +45.72 S&P +0.32% 2,391.72 +7.52

  • 13:33

    U.S. Stocks open: Dow +0.08%, Nasdaq +0.37%, S&P +0.20%

  • 13:29

    Before the bell: S&P futures +0.22%, NASDAQ futures +0.34%

    U.S. stock-index futures rose, as investors were optimistic following news that Congressional leaders have reached an agreement to fund the government through September 30.

    Stocks:

    Nikkei 19,310.52 +113.78 +0.59%

    Hang Seng -

    Shanghai -

    FTSE -

    CAC -

    DAX -

    Crude $48.99 (-0.69%)

    Gold $1,265.90 (-0.19%)

  • 12:55

    Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

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


    Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ

    AMZN

    930.5

    5.51(0.60%)

    34032

    American Express Co

    AXP

    79.1

    -0.15(-0.19%)

    470

    Apple Inc.

    AAPL

    144.68

    1.03(0.72%)

    123011

    AT&T Inc

    T

    39.6

    -0.03(-0.08%)

    19230

    Barrick Gold Corporation, NYSE

    ABX

    16.62

    -0.10(-0.60%)

    21690

    Boeing Co

    BA

    184.8

    -0.03(-0.02%)

    1414

    Caterpillar Inc

    CAT

    103.2

    0.94(0.92%)

    7958

    Chevron Corp

    CVX

    106.8

    0.10(0.09%)

    551

    Cisco Systems Inc

    CSCO

    34.25

    0.18(0.53%)

    6678

    Citigroup Inc., NYSE

    C

    59.35

    0.23(0.39%)

    2855

    Exxon Mobil Corp

    XOM

    81.75

    0.10(0.12%)

    500

    Facebook, Inc.

    FB

    151.36

    1.11(0.74%)

    206837

    FedEx Corporation, NYSE

    FDX

    190

    0.30(0.16%)

    400

    Ford Motor Co.

    F

    11.5

    0.03(0.26%)

    27512

    Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE

    FCX

    12.85

    0.10(0.78%)

    10000

    General Electric Co

    GE

    29.05

    0.06(0.21%)

    9661

    General Motors Company, NYSE

    GM

    34.76

    0.12(0.35%)

    1224

    Goldman Sachs

    GS

    225

    1.20(0.54%)

    847

    Google Inc.

    GOOG

    908.75

    2.79(0.31%)

    11382

    Hewlett-Packard Co.

    HPQ

    19

    0.18(0.96%)

    550

    Intel Corp

    INTC

    36.25

    0.10(0.28%)

    7156

    International Business Machines Co...

    IBM

    160.33

    0.04(0.03%)

    350

    Johnson & Johnson

    JNJ

    123.5

    0.03(0.02%)

    535

    JPMorgan Chase and Co

    JPM

    87.25

    0.25(0.29%)

    3467

    McDonald's Corp

    MCD

    140.1

    0.17(0.12%)

    2016

    Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ

    SBUX

    59.9

    -0.16(-0.27%)

    886

    Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ

    TSLA

    314.65

    0.58(0.18%)

    41292

    Twitter, Inc., NYSE

    TWTR

    17.08

    0.60(3.64%)

    693794

    Verizon Communications Inc

    VZ

    45.92

    0.01(0.02%)

    17064

    Yahoo! Inc., NASDAQ

    YHOO

    48.2

    -0.01(-0.02%)

    700

  • 12:52

    Upgrades and downgrades before the market open

    Upgrades:

    Downgrades:


    Other:

    Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) target lowered to $12 from $13 at FBR & Co.

  • 12:02

    Earnings Season in U.S.: Major Reports of the Week

    May 2

    Before the Open:

    Altria (MO). Consensus EPS $0.74, Consensus Revenues $4630.65 mln.

    MasterCard (MA). Consensus EPS $0.95, Consensus Revenues $2653.70 mln.

    Merck (MRK). Consensus EPS $0.83, Consensus Revenues $9253.86 mln.

    Pfizer (PFE). Consensus EPS $0.67, Consensus Revenues $13088.95 mln.

    After the Close:

    Apple (AAPL). Consensus EPS $2.02, Consensus Revenues $53018.07 mln.

    May 3

    After the Close:

    American Intl (AIG). Consensus EPS $1.07, Consensus Revenues $11326.00 mln.

    Facebook (FB). Consensus EPS $1.12, Consensus Revenues $7826.93 mln.

    Tesla (TSLA). Consensus EPS -$0.77, Consensus Revenues $2595.42 mln.

  • 06:38

    Negative start of trading on the main European stock markets expected: DAX -0.4%, CAC40 -0.2%, FTSE -0.1%

  • 05:31

    Global Stocks

    European stocks posted mild losses Friday, with investors pushing up both the euro and the pound against the dollar following top-tier economic data for the eurozone and the U.K.

    U.S. stocks finished lower Friday as investors traded cautiously ahead of the weekend marking President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, and as a lack of details in the president's much-heralded tax plan gave investors pause. However, all three major equity benchmarks closed out April firmly in positive territory.

    Asian stocks struggled for traction on Monday after weaker-than-expected U.S. economic growth data, while the dollar dropped against the yen amid tensions over North Korea and slipped versus the euro on evidence of strong euro zone inflation.

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