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

Hang Seng -131.45 28326.59 -0.46%

CSI 300 +45.71 3882.21 +1.19%

Euro Stoxx 50 +7.18 3610.50 +0.20%

FTSE 100 -14.98 7507.89 -0.20%

DAX +20.46 12976.40 +0.16%

CAC 40 +5.93 5365.83 +0.11%

DJIA -12.60 22761.07 -0.06%

S&P 500 -4.60 2544.73 -0.18%

NASDAQ -10.45 6579.73 -0.16%

S&P/TSX -47.98 15728.32 -0.30%

Major US stock indices fell slightly on Monday amid losses in the healthcare sector and the conglomerate sector, as well as expectations for the third quarter's report season.

The unofficial start of the season of US companies' reports will occur this week with the publication of financial results of several major financial institutions: on Thursday, October 12, reports will be submitted by Citigroup (C) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM), on Friday, October 13 - Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC).

According to Thomson Reuters, the profits of companies in the S & P 500 index basket are expected to show an increase of 4.2% compared to the same period last year, after exceeding expectations of growth of 12.3% y / y in the second quarter.

Oil prices rose slightly, backed up by OPEC comments, which signaled the possibility of further actions to restore the market balance in the long term. Meanwhile, the oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico began to return to work after the hurricane Nate forced to stop more than 90% of the oil production in the area. In general, the prospect of resuming production limited the growth of oil quotes.

Most components of the DOW index recorded a rise (16 out of 30). Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. became the leader of growth. (WMT, + 1.85%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Company (GE, -4.35%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P index finished trading in the red. The health sector showed the greatest decline (-0.8%). Only the utilities sector grew (+ 0.1%).

At closing:

DJIA -0.06% 22.760.00 -13.67

Nasdaq -0.16% 6,579.73 -10.45

S & P-0.18% 2.544.62 -4.71

U.S. stock-index futures were higher on Monday as investors turned their focus to earnings from big banks later in the week.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei -

Hang Seng 28,326.59 -131.45 -0.46%

Shanghai 3,374.87 +25.93 +0.77%

S&P/ASX 5,739.26 +28.58 +0.50%

FTSE 7,502.75 -20.12 -0.27%

CAC 5,354.83 -5.07 -0.09%

DAX 12,956.05 +0.11 0.00%

Crude $49.29 (0.00%)

Gold $1,283.30 (+0.66%)

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

Intel (INTC) target raised to $45 from $42 at Mizuho

Honeywell (HON) target raised to $170 from $155 at Citigroup

Goldman Sachs (GS) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo

Walt Disney (DIS) upgraded to Top Pick from Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts

European stocks ended a tumultuous week on a downbeat note, driven lower by continued uncertainty over the political drama in Spain and a mixed reading on the U.S. labor market. Closing levels: The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.40% ended 0.4% lower at 389.47, trimming its weekly gain to 0.3%.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average logged minor losses Friday, though the Nasdaq eked out a closing record and major indexes added to their string of weekly gains as investors mostly shrugged off a September jobs report that showed the first monthly drop in payrolls in seven years.

After global stock gains last week, the Asia Pacific region started Monday on an upbeat note, led by buying in China after a weeklong holiday there. In the first action following Golden Week, the Shanghai SHCOMP, +1.24% and Shenzhen 399106, +1.51% composite indexes, which have lagged behind the double-digit gains seen in much of the region this year, both rose more than 1%.