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

Nikkei -45.11 22868.71 -0.20%

TOPIX -4.49 1813.11 -0.25%

Hang Seng +228.97 29136.57 +0.79%

CSI 300 +27.89 4075.90 +0.69%

Euro Stoxx 50 -42.54 3612.50 -1.16%

FTSE 100 -45.62 7484.10 -0.61%

DAX -199.86 13182.56 -1.49%

CAC 40 -63.68 5407.75 -1.16%

DJIA -101.42 23461.94 -0.43%

S&P 500 -9.76 2584.62 -0.38%

NASDAQ -39.06 6750.06 -0.58%

S&P/TSX -23.26 16082.09 -0.14%

The main US stock indexes have moderately decreased, reacting to the negative news regarding the tax reform of US President Trump,

Bill Cassidy, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said the Senate tax proposal would delay the corporate tax cut by one year, until 2019.

A small influence on the course of trading also provided data on the United States. As it became known, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, indicating that the processing of applications violated by recent hurricanes began to improve. Initial applications for state unemployment benefits increased by 10,000 to 239,000, seasonally adjusted for the week ending November 4, the Ministry of Labor said. Economists predicted that primary treatment would rise to 231,000. Primary treatment fell to 229,000 the previous week, approaching the 44.5-year low, and remain well below the 300,000 level, which is usually considered a signal for a healthy labor market.

At the same time, in September wholesale stocks in the US increased by 0.3%, which is in line with the forecasts, while strong growth in August was slightly revised from 0.9% to 0.8%. The component of wholesale stocks, which is included in the calculation of gross domestic product - wholesale stocks, excluding auto, - increased in September by 0.42%.

Most components of the DOW index finished trading in the red (21 out of 30). Outsider were shares of McDonald's Corporation (MCD, -1.78%). The leader of growth was the shares of The Walt Disney Company (DIS, + 1.67%).

All sectors of the S & P index recorded a decline. The largest drop was shown by the sector of industrial goods (-1.1%).

At closing:

DJIA -0.43% 23,462.07 -101.29

Nasdaq -0.58% 6,750.05 -39.06

S & P-0.38% 2.584.62 -9.76

U.S. stock-index futures were lower on lower on Thursday in the absence of fresh catalysts and rising skepticism over a Republican tax overhaul plan.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 22,868.71 -45.11 -0.20%

Hang Seng 29,136.57 +228.97 +0.79%

Shanghai 3,427.79 +12.33 +0.36%

S&P/ASX 6,049.43 +33.16 +0.55%

FTSE 7,485.87 -43.85 -0.58%

CAC 5,417.10 -54.33 -0.99%

DAX 3,246.69 -135.73 -1.01%

Crude $56.93 (+0.21%)

Gold $1,287.20 (+0.27%)

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

Microsoft (MSFT) initiated with a Buy at UBS; target $105

European stocks ended under slight pressure on Wednesday as investors digested the latest coming out of the earnings space. The pan-European Stoxx 600 came off its session lows to finish down 0.05 percent provisionally, while sectors pointed in opposite directions by the close. Financials and banking stocks underperformed several sectors Wednesday, on earnings and doubts over U.S. plans to reform the tax system. French bank Credit Agricole fell over 3 percent after posting lower net profits. Italy's BPM meanwhile sank 7.5 percent, after it was halted during early morning trading, Reuters reported.

U.S. stock indexes finished with small gains Wednesday as video game makers gave technology companies a boost and household goods companies also rose. However a recent decline in interest rates continued to put pressure on banks. Companies that make and sell household goods, like Colgate-Palmolive and Wal-Mart, gained ground as well. Energy companies declined and banks fell again as interest rates have weakened since late October, which makes mortgages and other loans less profitable.

Asian stocks climbed in Thursday trade, following the firmer lead from Wall Street in the last session. Investors in the region also digested the release of Chinese inflation data and kept an eye on President Donald Trump's stop in Beijing.