Major US stock indexes rose modestly Tuesday after two sessions of losses. The dynamics of trade enjoyed M & A activity in the consumer market and the health care market. Investors are also awaiting the results of the two-day Federal Reserve meeting. The central bank is unlikely to raise rates at this meeting, but investors will be watching for any hints of this from Janet Yellen at a press conference after a meeting on Wednesday. The Fed said that it remains dependent on makroekonomicheskih data raise rates only when it sees an improvement in the economy. In the second quarter data indicate a recovery of growth arrest at the beginning of the year.

In addition, as sobschilo Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday, the pace of construction of houses has slowed in May, after the rapid growth in early spring, but the underlying demand for homes seems to be increasing, as more Americans get jobs and wages rise. Bookmarks new homes in the US fell by 11.1% compared to the previous month and reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,036 thousand. Units. Nevertheless, bookmarks were up 22.1% in April, more than preliminary estimates. Economists had expected the establishment of new homes will be reduced to the level of 1100 thousand. In May.

However, the price of oil rose slightly today, due to expectations of an increase in demand and the threat of tropical storms along the Gulf Coast. Experts note that a tropical storm is forecast, could reach the Texas coast Tuesday morning. Along the Gulf Coast in the state is over 45% of oil refining and gas processing facilities about half of the United States.

Most components of the index DOW closed in positive territory (27 of 30). Most remaining shares rose UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH, + 2.12%). Outsider shares were Caterpillar Inc. (CAT, -0.64%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P recorded a positive trend. Most consumer goods sector grew (+ 0.9%). Reduction showed only the sector of conglomerates (-1.0%).

At the close:

Dow + 0.63% 17,903.68 +112.51

Nasdaq + 0.51% 5,055.55 +25.58

S & P + 0.57% 2,096.31 +11.88

Polish equity market closed lower on Tuesday with the broad measure, the WIG index, sliding 0.08%. Sector performance within the WIG Index was mixed. Media companies (+0.91%) and food names (+0.63%) were the biggest gainers, while telecommunications (-1.51%) recorded the most notable drop.

The large-cap companies' benchmark, the WIG30 Index, recorded a modest loss of 0.02%. BOGDANKA (WSE: LWB) became the best performer among the WIG30 Index constituents, rebounding by 2.95% after a drastic 12-session decline. It was followed by GTC (WSE: GTC) and MBANK (WSE: MBK), advancing 2.43% and 2.07% respectively. At the same time, EUROCASH (WSE: EUR), ENEA (WSE: ENA) and JSW (WSEP: JSW) lagged, correcting down by 3.05%, 2.83% and 2.17%.

Major U.S. stock-indexes were up on Tuesday, after two straight sessions of losses, as deal activity picked up in the consumer and healthcare sectors and investors waited for the outcome of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting. The central bank is unlikely to raise rates in this meeting but investors will watch for any hints from Fed Chair Janet Yellen at a press conference after the meeting on Wednesday about the timing of a possible rate increase - the first in about a decade. The Fed has said it remains data-dependent and will raise rates only when it sees an improvement in the economy. Second-quarter data points to a recovery after a halt in growth earlier in the year. U.S. housing starts fell in May after a sharp increase the previous month, but a surge in permits for future construction to a near eight-year high suggested the pullback was temporary and pointed to underlying strength in housing.

Almost all of Dow stocks in positive area (25 of 30). Top looser - Caterpillar Inc. (CAT, -0.93%). Top gainer - UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH, +1.74%).

S&P index sectors are mixed. Top gainer - Consumer goods (+0,7%). Top looser - Conglomerates (-0.7%).

At the moment:

Dow 17793.00 +81.00 +0.46%

S&P 500 2083.00 +7.50 +0.36%

Nasdaq 100 4438.75 +10.75 +0.24%

10-year yield 2.32% -0.04

Oil 60.01 +0.49 +0.82%

Gold 1180.80 -5.00 -0.42%

Most stock indices closed higher despite concerns over the possible Greek default. The weekend's debt talks between Greece and its creditors were unsuccessful.

The next round of talks is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal.

German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that capital controls could be imposed this week. Athens denied this report.

Investors are also awaiting the release of the Fed's monetary policy meeting results. The results are scheduled to be released tomorrow. Analysts expect that the central bank will keep unchanged its monetary policy.

Meanwhile, the economic data from the Eurozone was mixed. Germany's ZEW economic sentiment index slid to 31.5 in June from 41.9 in May, missing expectations for a decline to 37.1.

The ZEW President Clemens Fuest said that "the ongoing uncertainty over Greece's future and the restrained dynamic of the global economy" weighed on the German economy.

Eurozone's ZEW economic sentiment index dropped to 53.7 in June from 61.2 in May.

Employment in the Eurozone climbed 0.1% in the first quarter, after a 0.1% rise in the fourth quarter.

German final consumer price index rose 0.1% in May, in line with the preliminary estimate, after a flat reading in April.

The increase was driven by higher food and non-alcoholic beverages costs.

On a yearly basis, German final consumer price index increased to 0.7% in May from 0.5% in April, in line with the preliminary estimate. It was the highest level since October 2014.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the consumer price inflation data for the U.K. on Tuesday. The U.K. consumer price index rose to 0.1% in May from -0.1% in April, in line with expectations.

The increase was driven by higher prices for airfares and smaller declines in food and fuel prices than a year earlier.

The Bank of England Governor (BoE) Mark Carney expects the consumer price inflation to rise towards the end of the year.

Consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices climbed to 0.9% in May from 0.8% the month before.

The consumer price inflation is below the Bank of England's 2% target.

Indexes on the close:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,710.1 -0.42 -0.01 %

DAX 11,044.01 +59.04 +0.54 %

CAC 40 4,839.86 +24.50 +0.51 %

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Tuesday that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal to its creditors at the upcoming meeting of finance ministers.

"The Eurogroup is not the right place to present proposals which haven't been discussed and negotiated on a lower level before," he noted.

The next round of talks is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg.

Varoufakis added that Greece is ready to continue the debt talks.

German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Monday that capital controls by the European Central Bank could be imposed this weekend. Athens denied this report.

According to Süddeutsche Zeitung, Athens' creditors will provide an ultimatum proposal to Greece. If the debt talks does not make any progress this week, capital controls will be imposed.

Capital controls were last imposed in Cyprus in 2013.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its minutes from June monetary policy meeting on Tuesday. The RBA said that the monetary policy should be accommodative.

The Australian dollar's exchanged rate "continued to offer less assistance", according to the central bank. Board members pointed out that further depreciation of the Australian dollar "seemed to be both likely and necessary". The interest rate cut will be depend on the incoming economic data.

The RBA kept unchanged its interest rate at 2.00% in June.

U.S. stock-index futures declined as the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting and investors watch for progress in negotiations between Greece and its creditors.

Global markets:

Nikkei 20,257.94 -129.85 -0.64%

Hang Seng 26,566.7 -295.11 -1.10%

Shanghai Composite 4,888.65 -174.35 -3.44%

FTSE 6,684.72 -25.80 -0.38%

CAC 4,809.2 -6.16 -0.13%

DAX 10,947.31 -37.66 -0.34%

Crude oil $59.71 (+0.32%)

Gold $1182.10 (-0.31%)

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

The U.S. Commerce Department released the housing market data on Tuesday. Housing starts in the U.S. declined 11.1% to 1,036 million annualized rate in May from a 1,165 million pace in April, exceeding expectations for a rise to 1.019 million. April's figure was revised up from 1,135 million units.

The decline was driven by a falls in both starts of single-family and multi-family homes.

Building permits in the U.S. climbed 11.8% to 1.275 million annualized rate in May from a 1.140 million pace in April. It was the highest level since August 2007.

Analysts had expected building permits to increase to 1.100 million units.

Starts of single-family homes dropped 5.7% in May. Building permits for single-family homes rose 2.6%.

Starts of multifamily buildings plunged 20.2% in May. Permits for multi-family housing jumped 24.9%.

Housing market activity may accelerate this year due to the improvements in the labour market.

Upgrades:

Downgrades:

American Intl (AIG) downgraded to Hold from Buy at Deutsche Bank

Other:

NIKE (NKE) target raised to $118 from $110 at Stifel

Statistics Canada released foreign investment figures on Tuesday. Foreign investors purchased C$12.94 billion of Canadian securities in April, after a purchase of C$22.56 billion in March. It was the highest inflow since May 2012.

March's figure was revised up from a purchase of C$22.47 billion.

Canadian investors purchased C$6.6 billion of foreign securities in April, mainly non-US foreign securities.

Eurostat released its employment data for the Eurozone on Tuesday. Employment in the Eurozone climbed 0.1% in the first quarter, after a 0.1% rise in the fourth quarter. Eurostat estimates that 150.3 million people were employed in the Eurozone in the first quarter of 2015.

The highest rises were recorded in Latvia (+1.5%), Estonia (+0.9%), Spain (+0.8%), Ireland, and Portugal (all +0.7%).

Employment was stable in Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands.

Stock indices traded lower on concerns over the Greek debt problem. The weekend's debt talks between Greece and its creditors were unsuccessful.

The next round of talks is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal.

German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that capital controls could be imposed this week. Athens denied this report.

Meanwhile, the economic data from the Eurozone was mixed. Germany's ZEW economic sentiment index slid to 31.5 in June from 41.9 in May, missing expectations for a decline to 37.1.

The ZEW President Clemens Fuest said that "the ongoing uncertainty over Greece's future and the restrained dynamic of the global economy" weighed on the German economy.

Eurozone's ZEW economic sentiment index dropped to 53.7 in June from 61.2 in May.

Employment in the Eurozone climbed 0.1% in the first quarter, after a 0.1% rise in the fourth quarter.

German final consumer price index rose 0.1% in May, in line with the preliminary estimate, after a flat reading in April.

The increase was driven by higher food and non-alcoholic beverages costs.

On a yearly basis, German final consumer price index increased to 0.7% in May from 0.5% in April, in line with the preliminary estimate. It was the highest level since October 2014.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the consumer price inflation data for the U.K. on Tuesday. The U.K. consumer price index rose to 0.1% in May from -0.1% in April, in line with expectations.

The increase was driven by higher prices for airfares and smaller declines in food and fuel prices than a year earlier.

The Bank of England Governor (BoE) Mark Carney expects the consumer price inflation to rise towards the end of the year.

Consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices climbed to 0.9% in May from 0.8% the month before.

The consumer price inflation is below the Bank of England's 2% target.

Current figures:

Name Price Change Change %

FTSE 100 6,681.66 -28.86 -0.43 %

DAX 10,873.66 -111.31 -1.01 %

CAC 40 4,777.72 -37.64 -0.78 %

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) released its economic growth forecasts for Switzerland on Tuesday. SECO lowered its economic growth forecast for 2015 to 0.8% from its March estimate of 0.9% due to a weak economic activity in the first quarter of 2015 and due to the downward revision of the U.S. economic growth in 2015.

SECO forecasted the growth of 1.6% in 2016, down from its March estimate of 1.8%.

Inflation forecasts were left unchanged. Inflation is expected to be -1% this year and +0.3% in 2016.

Unemployment rate is expected to be at 3.3% this year, at 3.5% in 2016, up from its March estimate of 3.4%.

SECO warned that there is a risk on the Swiss economy due to the sharp appreciation of the Swiss franc.

SECO expects the Swiss economy to improve in the coming quarters.

The ZEW Center for European Economic Research released its economic sentiment index for Germany and the Eurozone on Tuesday. Germany's ZEW economic sentiment index slid to 31.5 in June from 41.9 in May, missing expectations for a decline to 37.1.

The ZEW President Clemens Fuest said that "the ongoing uncertainty over Greece's future and the restrained dynamic of the global economy" weighed on the German economy.

Eurozone's ZEW economic sentiment index dropped to 53.7 in June from 61.2 in May.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the consumer price inflation data for the U.K. on Tuesday. The U.K. consumer price index rose to 0.1% in May from -0.1% in April, in line with expectations.

The increase was driven by higher prices for airfares and smaller declines in food and fuel prices than a year earlier.

The Bank of England Governor (BoE) Mark Carney expects the consumer price inflation to rise towards the end of the year.

On a monthly basis, U.K. consumer prices increased 0.2% in May, in line with expectations, after a 0.2% rise in April.

Consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco prices climbed to 0.9% in May from 0.8% the month before.

The Retail Prices Index rose to 1.0% in May from 0.9% in April, missing expectations for an increase to 1.1%.

The consumer price inflation is below the Bank of England's 2% target.

Destatis released its final consumer price data for Germany on Tuesday. German final consumer price index rose 0.1% in May, in line with the preliminary estimate, after a flat reading in April.

The increase was driven by higher food and non-alcoholic beverages costs. Food and non-alcoholic beverages climbed 1.4% year-on-year in May, while recreation and culture prices rose 1.7%.

On a yearly basis, German final consumer price index increased to 0.7% in May from 0.5% in April, in line with the preliminary estimate. It was the highest level since October 2014.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday that he did not want to influence the yen's exchange rate saying the yen was "very weak " last week.

"I didn't mean to evaluate the current nominal exchange rate or forecast the outlook. I just gave a theoretical explanation in response to a question about real effective rates," Kuroda noted today.

The BoJ pointed out that a weak yen boosts exports and revenues at companies operating overseas, but it hurts households and non-manufacturers as import costs rise.

According to banking sources, the outflows totalled €400 million yesterday. Money continues to flee the Greek financial system. Difficult negotiations between Athens and its creditors increase uncertainty and fears about the possible introduction of capital controls.

Greek banks saw deposit outflows of €200-250 million a day.

U.S. stocks declined amid concerns over Greece's debt. The S&P 500 lost 9.68 points, or 0.46%, to 2,084.43. The Dow Jones industrial average declined by 107.67 points, or 0.6%, to 17,791.17. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 21.13 points, or 0.42 percent, to 5,029.97.

The U.S. industrial production index missed expectations for a 0.3% growth in May on a monthly basis and fell by 0.2%. On a y/y basis the index rose by 1.4% vs 1.9% reported previously.

Stocks fell across Asia. Japanese Nikkei 225 declined by 129.85 or 0.64% to 20,257.94, Shanghai Composite Index lost 161.05 or 3.18% to 4,901.94, while Hong Kong Hang Seng dropped 213.49 (-0.79%) to 26,648.32.

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

Nikkei 225 20,387.79 -19.29 -0.09 %

Hang Seng 26,861.81 -418.73 -1.53 %

S&P/ASX 200 5,538.77 -6.48 -0.12 %

Shanghai Composite 5,062.99 -103.36 -2.00 %

FTSE 100 6,710.52 -74.40 -1.10 %

CAC 40 4,815.36 -85.83 -1.75 %

Xetra DAX 10,984.97 -211.52 -1.89 %

S&P 500 2,084.43 -9.68 -0.46 %

NASDAQ Composite 5,029.97 -21.13 -0.42 %

Dow Jones 17,791.17 -107.67 -0.60 %