Major U.S. stock-indexes gains driven by materials stocks on Monday as a weaker dollar boosted commodities, and investors turned their focus to the earnings season. Profits at S&P 500 companies are expected to have fallen 7.7% on average in the first quarter, according to Thomson Reuters, under pressure from a weak global economy.

Most of Dow stocks in positive area (21 of 30). Top looser - NIKE, Inc. (NKE, -1,46%). Top gainer - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS, +2,24%).

Almost all S&P sectors in positive area. Top looser - Healthcare (-0,4%). Top gainer - Basic Materials (+1,2%).

At the moment:

Dow 17572.00 +87.00 +0.50%

S&P 500 2047.50 +6.75 +0.33%

Nasdaq 100 4492.25 +25.00 +0.56%

Oil 40.09 +0.37 +0.93%

Gold 1257.90 +14.10 +1.13%

U.S. 10yr 1.73 +0.01

Stock indices closed mixed in the absence of any major economic reports from Europe.

Oil prices remained in focus. Oil prices rose as market participants were awaiting the meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries in Doha on April 17 is likely to be in focus in the coming days. Participants plan to discuss the freeze of the oil output at January levels. There is uncertainty if a deal could be reached. Iran will participate at that meeting but it is unlikely that the country will freeze its oil output. Oil prices are expected to be volatile before the meeting

Market participants also eyed the Chinese inflation data. The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics released its consumer and producer price inflation data for China on Monday. The Chinese consumer price index (CPI) rose at annual rate of 2.3% in March, missing expectations for a 2.5% increase, after a 2.3% gain in February.

The Chinese producer price index (PPI) dropped 4.3% in March, beating expectations for a 4.6% fall, after a 4.9% decline in February.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,200.12 -4.29 -0.07 %

DAX 9,682.99 +60.73 +0.63 %

CAC 40 4,312.63 +9.51 +0.22 %

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) released its Quarterly Economic Survey for the U.K. on Monday. The BCC said that Britain's economy continued to slow in the first quarter.

According to the survey, the manufacturing sector improved slightly in the first quarter, while several key indicators for the services sector declined slightly.

The BCC pointed out that there were the downside risks to the outlook.

"These results are disappointing but not surprising. Although GDP growth for the previous quarter was upgraded slightly, our survey points to a slowdown in Q1 2016. This is the inevitable consequence of mounting global and domestic uncertainties, but it is nevertheless concerning that the vibrant and dominant services sector is likely to face mounting challenges in the next few years," David Kern, Chief Economist of the British Chambers of Commerce, said.

German Economy Ministry said in its monthly report on Monday that the country's economy accelerated at the start of this year, driven by domestic demand, but external environment remains subdued.

"The German economy has picked up speed at the start of the year," the ministry said.

The ministry noted that the growth is expected to slow in the coming months.

According to a quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan, consumer confidence in Japan declined to -22.5 in March from -17.3 in December. One-year expectations fell to -30.9 in March from -19.9 in December.

75.7% of respondents expect inflation to rise next year, down from 77.6% in December.

U.S. Stocks opened into the green: Dow +0.39%, Nasdaq +0.47%, S&P +0.39%

Indexes on Wall Street started the week on a positive note, encouraged by today's behavior of Euroland. It does not change much, because we still have, for more than a week, a lateral trend. So far we wait calmly until the market breaks this variability, indicating the direction for the other parquets.

The price of silver is a notable mover today, with a rise of more than 2% . Optimist is also evident in the oil market. Investors are waiting for the OPEC meeting on April 17 in Qatar, where an agreement can be signed to freeze oil output at the current level. Therefore, until a decision is announced, the markets may be playing out the possibility of restricted oil supply and thus higher prices. It is worth to remember that the direction of commodity markets can affect sentiment towards emerging markets, so it is also important for the WSE.

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Monday that a post of the finance minister for the Eurozone should be created. The finance minister should coordinate national fiscal and structural polices, de Galhau noted.

U.S. stock-index futures rose.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 15,821.52 +71.68 +0.46%

Nikkei 15,751.13 -70.39 -0.44%

Hang Seng 20,440.81 +70.41 +0.35%

Shanghai Composite 3,034.59 +49.64 +1.66%

FTSE 6,204.87 +0.46 +0.01%

CAC 4,328.28 +25.16 +0.58%

DAX 9,712.19 +89.93 +0.93%

Crude oil $$40.05 (+0.83%)

Gold $1254.40 (+0.85%)

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

Upgrades:

Alphabet (GOOG) upgraded to Buy at Pivotal Research Group; target raised to $970

Downgrades:

Other:

Yahoo! (YHOO) reiterated with a Hold at Pivotal Research Group; target raised to $40 from $35

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released its leading indicators on Monday. The composite leading indicator decreased to 99.6 in February from 99.7 in December.

It signalled stable growth in the Eurozone as a whole.

The index for the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Italy and Japan pointed to an easing in growth momentum.

The index for Canada, India, France and China showed the signs of stabilisation.

The index for Russia showed signs of a loss in growth momentum.

April 11

After the Close:

Alcoa (AA). Consensus EPS $0.03, Consensus Revenue $5160.51 mln

April 13

Before the Open:

JPMorgan Chase (JPM). Consensus EPS $1.27, Consensus Revenue $22978.10 mln

April 14

Before the Open:

Bank of America (BAC). Consensus EPS $0.24, Consensus Revenue $20628.95 mln

April 15

Before the Open:

Citigroup (C). Consensus EPS $1.11, Consensus Revenue $17664.21 mln

By the middle of the session, the WIG 20 index is located at 1,926 points and has gained 0.36%. The level of turnover is extremely low as at this phase of the trade and the scope of changes during the last hours is less than 15 points. On the other hand, the fact that it happens above 1,920 pts. technically leaves some room for expansion later during the session.

In Frankfurt, the DAX gained around 1%, which could bring some optimism into the trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. We look forward to the first bars of Wall Street, which can show the direction for the further course of the session.

Stock indices traded mixed in the absence of any major economic reports from Europe.

Oil prices remained in focus. Oil prices declined ahead the meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC countries in Doha on April 17 is likely to be in focus in the coming days. Participants plan to discuss the freeze of the oil output at January levels. There is uncertainty if a deal could be reached. Iran will participate at that meeting but it is unlikely that the country will freeze its oil output. Oil prices are expected to be volatile before the meeting

Market participants also eyed the Chinese inflation data. The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics released its consumer and producer price inflation data for China on Monday. The Chinese consumer price index (CPI) rose at annual rate of 2.3% in March, missing expectations for a 2.5% increase, after a 2.3% gain in February.

The Chinese producer price index (PPI) dropped 4.3% in March, beating expectations for a 4.6% fall, after a 4.9% decline in February.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,204.26 -0.15 0.00%

DAX 9,707.73 +85.47 +0.89 %

CAC 40 4,322.82 +19.70 +0.46 %

The World Bank released its forecast for economic growth in developing countries in East Asia and Pacific on Monday. Developing East Asia is expected to expand 6.3% in 2016, down from its October estimate of a 6.4% growth, and 6.2% in 2017, down from its October estimate of a 6.3% growth.

Developing East Asia grew 6.5% in 2015.

The downgrade was driven by a slowdown in the Chinese economy.

China is expected to grow 6.7% in 2016 and 6.5% in 2017, unchanged from October forecasts.

"The region has benefited from careful macroeconomic policies, including efforts to boost domestic revenue in some commodity-exporting countries. But sustaining growth amid challenging global conditions will require continued progress on structural reforms," incoming World Bank East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President, Victoria Kwakwa, said.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its home loans data on Monday. Home loans in Australia rose 1.5% in February, missing expectations for a 2.0% gain, after 4.4% decrease in January. January's figure was revised down from a 3.9% drop.

The value of owner occupied loans increased at a seasonally adjusted 1.7% in February, investment lending climbed 4.1%, while the number of loans for the construction of dwellings slid 1.9%.

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in a speech on Monday that the central bank would add further stimulus measures if needed to achieve 2% inflation target. He also said that the BoJ would closely monitor which impact the developments on the global markets could have on the Japanese economy and prices.

Japan's Cabinet Office released its core machinery orders data on late Sunday evening. Core machinery orders in Japan slid 9.2% in February, beating expectations for a 12.4% decline, after a 15.0% rise in January.

The total number of machinery orders climbed 4.7% in February from a month earlier.

Orders from non-manufacturers were up 10.2% in February, while orders from manufacturers plunged 30.6%.

On a yearly basis, core machinery orders declined 0.7% in February, beating expectations for a 2.7% decrease, after a 8.4% increase in January.

The Italian statistical office Istat released its industrial production data on Monday. Industrial production in Italy fell at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 0.6% in February, after a 1.7% rise in January. January's figure was revised down from a 1.9% increase.

The decrease was mainly driven by declines in production of energy goods and in production of consumer goods.

On a yearly basis, industrial production in Italy climbed at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 1.2% in February, after a 3.8% increase in January. January's figure was revised down from 3.9% gain.

Former Bank of Japan's Board member Sayuri Shirai said on Monday that it is unlikely that the central bank will add further stimulus measures at its next meeting April 27-28. She noted that there was not a lot of room to cut interest rate further.

The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics released its consumer and producer price inflation data for China on Monday. The Chinese consumer price index (CPI) rose at annual rate of 2.3% in March, missing expectations for a 2.5% increase, after a 2.3% gain in February.

Food prices rose at an annual rate of 7.8% in March, while non-food prices increased 1.0%.

On a monthly basis, consumer price inflation decreased 0.4% in March, after a 1.6% rise in February.

The Chinese producer price index (PPI) dropped 4.3% in March, beating expectations for a 4.6% fall, after a 4.9% decline in February.

The beginning of trading in the Futures market was flat, the behavior of contracts on European indices, which were traded mostly with cosmetic deviations and did not point towards any major fluctuations. As we can see, the previous increase of FW20 by 0.95% to 1,916 points seemingly exhausted the potential for further conquest and now the environment and / or macro data will only be able to develop a new impulse to change.

WIG20 index opened at 1919.03 points (-0.02%)

WIG 47556.88 0.00%

WIG30 2136.91 +0.04%

mWIG40 3543.63 -0.24%

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The main index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange opened at about Friday's close, according to what was pointed out by the future market.

The leader of the WIG20 index are ORANGEPL shares (WSE: OPL) that gain after Monday's opening of 0.79%. In turn, the weakest link of the blue chips are PKOBP shares (WSE: PKO) that are losing 0.82%.

After a few minutes of trading WIG20 index approaches to the level of 1,910 points.

The last, Friday's, session in the US proved to be neutral with solid growth of quotations of Brent crude oil (+ approx. 6%), which did not affect the decisions of investors who are waiting to start the season of quarterly results for US companies. This will be strongly volatile period for the shares in the US with the context of the verification of their profit and loss account for the last quarter.

Today morning, the New York futures record slightly chilled changes against the last closing level of the minus 0,07-0,14 percent. On the London futures for the FTSE-100 we have 0%, which does not announce sudden movements at the opening of the markets in Europe, although the Nikkei lost approx. 0.3%, with 1.05% -1.9% rise on major stock indices from China.

European stocks ended the week on a strong footing on Friday, as investors ventured into riskier assets such as equities as oil prices rose and the Japanese yen retreated, while upbeat trade data lifted Germany's DAX 30 index.

U.S. stocks closed moderately higher Friday but still booked their worst week since early February as the market failed to lock in bigger early gains sparked by a crude-oil rally.

Most Asian stocks fell, as losses in Japanese equities on a stronger yen offset gains in Chinese shares. Energy producers climbed with oil. While China data showed producer prices posted their first gain since September 2013. The focus now turns to first-quarter earnings in the U.S.

Based on MarketWatch materials

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

Nikkei 225 15,821.52 +71.68 +0.46 %

Hang Seng 20,370.4 +104.35 +0.51 %

S&P/ASX 200 4,937.6 -26.48 -0.53 %

Shanghai Composite 2,985.76 -22.66 -0.75 %

FTSE 100 6,204.41 +67.52 +1.10 %

CAC 40 4,303.12 +57.21 +1.35 %

Xetra DAX 9,622.26 +91.64 +0.96 %

S&P 500 2,047.6 +5.69 +0.28 %

NASDAQ Composite 4,850.69 +2.32 +0.05 %

Dow Jones 17,576.96 +35.00 +0.20 %