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

Nikkei +133.25 18797.88 +0.71%

TOPIX +9.88 1499.65 +0.66%

Hang Seng -5.12 24262.18 -0.02%

CSI 300 -12.08 3505.64 -0.34%

Euro Stoxx 50 -15.36 3480.44 -0.44%

FTSE 100 -0.43 7348.94 -0.01%

DAX -24.54 12200.52 -0.20%

CAC 40 -27.83 5107.45 -0.54%

DJIA +1.92 20658.02 +0.01%

S&P 500 +1.62 2357.16 +0.07%

NASDAQ +3.11 5880.93 +0.05%

S&P/TSX +63.66 15730.79 +0.41%

Major US stock indices rose slightly on Monday, as losses in the financial sector were offset by a rise in the shares of energy companies.

Investors are also preparing for the start of the corporate reporting season for the first quarter. JPMorgan (JPM), Citigroup (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) plan to report on their profits on Thursday and may shed some light on the results of the banking industry in the US against the backdrop of the rally of financial shares after the election of President Trump. Investors will closely monitor the results to justify high market valuations after the rally caused by Trump's victory, which promised to implement policies to stimulate economic growth. According to analysts' estimates, for the first three months of this year, the profits of S & P 500 companies grew by 10.1%, which is the highest level since the 4th quarter of 2014. Now the P / E ratio (price / earnings) for the S & P 500 index is 17.4 versus the long-term 15.

The cost of oil grew by more than 1%, which was due to a new stoppage of production at the largest oil fields in Libya, the tension around Syria after a missile strike and signs that OPEC's efforts to limit oil production help reduce the excess supply.

Components of the DOW index finished trading mixed (12 in positive territory, 18 in negative territory). Merck & Co., Inc. fell more than others. (MRK, -0.81%). Caterpillar Inc. was the growth leader. (CAT, + 1.73%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The leader of growth was the sector of basic materials (+ 0.6%). The technological sector fell most (-0.1%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.01% 20.657.74 +1.64

Nasdaq + 0.05% 5,880.93 +3.12

S & P + 0.07% 2.357.14 +1.60

U.S. stock-index were little сhanged as investors awaited earnings from big banks later in the week, kicking off the first-quarter earnings season.

Stocks:

Nikkei 18,797.88 +133.25 +0.71%

Hang Seng 24,262.18 -5.12 -0.02%

Shanghai 3,270.12 -16.50 -0.50%

FTSE 7,345.12 -4.25 -0.06%

CAC 5,107.65 -27.63 -0.54%

DAX 12,208.09 -16.97 -0.14%

Crude $52.83 (+1.13%)

Gold $1,249.90 (-0.59%)

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

Upgrades:

Amazon (AMZN) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham

Tesla (TSLA) upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at Piper Jaffray

Downgrades:

Other:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) resumed with a Sector Perform at RBC Capital Mkts; target $20

European stocks ended a bumpy session mostly higher on Friday as investors weighed a mixed U.S. jobs report and an airstrike against Syria.

U.S. stocks closed fractionally lower Friday, posting weekly losses after staggering through a choppy session as investors digested weaker-than-expected March jobs data and President Donald Trump's late Thursday airstrike against Syria.

Stocks in Japan were higher to start the week, aided by a weakening yen, while markets in Australia were higher due to strength in commodities and banks. But Chinese equities were under pressure as the country's top insurance regulator faces a graft probe, while South Korean stocks lagged due to geopolitical concerns.