US stock indices showed mixed trends on Thursday after earnings from Facebook (FB) and Procter & Gamble (PG) disappointed investors and data showed that the US economy grew more slowly than expected.

For example, in the US economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, as the rise in consumer spending offset the decline due to weak business spending on equipment, assuming a steady pulse that can bring the Fed to raise interest rates this year. Gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 2.3%. In the first quarter GDP, as previously reported, it was reduced to 0.2%. However, this figure was revised to a rise of 0.6%.

"Revision of estimates of GDP growth in the first quarter indicates the likelihood of the Fed rate hike in September," - said the managing director of stock trading at Wedbush Securities Michael James.

In addition, as it became known today, the number of Americans who first applied for unemployment benefits last week rose from forty-year low, but the general trend shows that the labor market is strengthening. Primary applications for unemployment benefits, an indicator of layoffs, increased by 12,000 to 267,000 seasonally adjusted in the week ended July 25th. This Labor Department said Thursday.

Today his statements to publish more than 50 companies included in the calculation of the index Standard & Poor's 500. Among those already unveiled their finpokazateli companies about 75% higher than expectations for profit of 50% - in relation to revenue.

Almost all components of the index DOW closed in positive territory (19 of 30). Outsider were shares The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, -4.00%). Most remaining shares rose Microsoft Corporation (MSFT, + 1.53%).

Sector S & P index showed diverse dynamics. Most of the basic materials sector fell (-0.4%). The largest growth sector proved conglomerates (+ 1.1%).

At the close:

Dow -0.03% 17,746.05 -5.34

Nasdaq + 0.39% 5,131.61 +19.88

S & P + 0.05% 2,109.59 +1.02

European stocks rose modestly on Thursday, recording the third consecutive increase in-session, which was associated with the publication of strong corporate accountability. Also supporting markets have data for the euro area, reporting the unexpected increase trust companies in most major economies in the region. The survey was carried out of the European Commission at the time when Greece is so much closer to the exit from the euro zone as no country before. Nonetheless, Greece July 13 failed to reach agreement with creditors that will allow the country over the next three years to obtain new loans. Increased confidence in the companies suggests that the observed recent increase in investment and employment is likely to continue, supporting the economic recovery in the eurozone. Sentiment in the euro-zone economy, which takes into account the mood of businesses and consumers, in July rose to 104.0 from 103.5 in the previous month, reaching the highest level since July 2011. The index is still above the long-term average level of 100.0. Economists expected a decline to 103.3.

Focus has also proved the Economic Bulletin of the ECB. It was reported that the unhurried recovery of the European economy is gaining momentum due to falling oil prices and loose monetary policy, but the increase in corporate spending remains weak. Cheap oil also puts downward pressure on inflation, which is a problem for the bank, which will launch the QE program to prevent deflation and accelerating inflation. The Bank believes that its measures are bearing fruit, and expects that prices will rise by the end of the year, and will continue to rise in 2016 and 2017. The ECB said that the latest figures correspond to the continuation of economic expansion in the second quarter.

Minor influenced by news from Greece. Today, the IMF said that high debt levels and poor implementation of reforms cut Greece from third financial aid programs. According to the resolution, presented yesterday at a meeting of the IMF, the Fund does not agree to participate in the third program of assistance. The Fund will decide whether to take part in the second stage, just after Greece agrees to carry out the proposed reforms, and creditors - debt relief. Yesterday the head of the IMF Lagarde said that the IMF insists on debt restructuring of Greece. "We see a situation where we have analyzed the debt and decided that it can not be maintained. To Greece succeeded, and any program can run external financing, requires substantial debt restructuring," - said Lagarde.

Investors also drew attention to the statistics on the United States, which supported the view that a rate hike is not far off. Recall of US GDP in the II quarter 2015 increased by 2.3% in terms of annual growth. Analysts on average had forecast an increase in the US economy in April-June by 2.6%. The indicator for the I quarter of this year has been significantly improved - up to + 0.6% from the previously announced reduction of 0.2%.

FTSE 100 6,668.87 +37.87 + 0.57% CAC 40 5,046.42 +28.98 + 0.58% DAX 11,257.15 +45.30 + 0.40%

Shares of Royal Dutch Shell Plc rose 5.7% after the company said it would cut 6.5 thousand. Jobs this year and will cost optimization to convince investors that it is able to survive the difficult period of reduction in price materials.

The cost of Nokia jumped 6.6%. The Finnish company has completed the second quarter of 2015 with higher profits than expected, thanks to a substantial increase in software sales.

The price of the French automaker Renault dropped 8.1%, as the growth rate of profit group behind rival PSA Peugeot Citroen.

Quotes Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV rose 4.9% after increasing the profit forecast for the current year.

The cost of AstraZeneca Plc rose 2.7% after reporting quarterly earnings that exceeded the amount of analysts' forecasts.

Shares of Deutsche Bank, has tripled profits in the last quarter, rose 4.3%.

Capitalization Inchcape Plc rose 6.8% after the announcement of share buyback program.

Major U.S. stock-indexes fell on Thursday as earnings from Facebook (FB) and Procter & Gamble (FB) disappointed investors and data showed that the economy expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter. Gross domestic product expanded at a 2.3% annual rate in the second quarter, below the 2.6% rise economists had expected, even as the Federal Reserve left doors open for a possible rate hike in September. The Fed has maintained near-zero interest rates for nearly a decade, saying it will raise rates only when it sees a sustained recovery in the economy.

Most of Dow stocks in positive area (20 of 30). Top looser - The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, -3.68%). Top gainer - Microsoft Corporation (MSFT, +1.80).

S&P index sectors are mixed. Top looser - Basic Materials (-0.5%). Top gainer - Conglomerates (+1.5%).

At the moment:

Dow 17675.00 -7.00 -0.04%

S&P 500 2102.25 +0.75 +0.04%

Nasdaq 100 4593.00 +28.00 +0.61%

10 Year yield 2,27% -0,01

Oil 48.90 +0.11 +0.23%

Gold 1090.00 -3.30 -0.30%

Polish equities were lower on Thursday. The broad market measure, the WIG Index, fell by 0.53%. Sector-wise, construction sector (+0.83%) fared the best, while informational technologies (-2.61%) lagged behind.

Large-cap stocks measure, the WIG30 Index, underperformed the broad market, recording a 0.85% drop. ASSECO POLAND (WSE: ACP), CYFROWY POLSAT (WSE: CPS) and BOGDANKA (WSE: LWB) were among the biggest laggards in the WIG30 Index, losing a respective 5.29%, 3.45% and 2.58%. On the contrary, FMCG wholesaler EUROCASH (WSE: EUR) became the best-performing stock, advancing 3.98% as good semiannual results of its direct competitor Biedronka retail chain sparked optimism about the entire sector. It was followed by GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT), ING BSK (WSE: ING) and HANDLOWY (WSE: BHW), gaining 2.14%, 1.60% and 1.32% respectively.

U.S. stock-index futures declined as economic growth reinforced a case for higher interest rates, and earnings from Facebook Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. disappointed.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 20,522.83 +219.92 +1.08%

Hang Seng 24,497.98 -121.47 -0.49%

Shanghai Composite 3,705.73 -83.44 -2.20%

FTSE 6,690.99 +59.99 +0.90%

CAC 5,048.56 +31.12 +0.62%

DAX 11,238.85 +27.00 +0.24%

Crude oil $49.05 (+0.53%)

Gold $1085.90 (-0.59%)

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

Upgrades:

Downgrades:

Other:

Facebook (FB) target raised:

from $100 to $110 at Oppenheimer;

from $105 to $115 at BofA/Merrill;

from $110 to $115 at Deutsche Bank;

from $95 to $115 at Monness Crespi & Hardt;

from $110 to $115 at Raymond James;

from $93 to $115 at Needham;

from $95 to $108 at Stifel;

from $94 to $118 at FBR Capital;

from $120 to $146 at Piper Jaffray.

Company reported Q4 profit of $1.00 per share versus $0.95 consensus. Revenues fell 9.2% year/year to $17.79 bln versus $17.95 bln consensus.

PG fell to $78.36 (-2.80%) on the premarket.

European stocks traded higher on Thursday morning as investors keep an eye on a bumper morning of earnings and remain focused on continuing volatility in China markets.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened 0.6 percent higher but pared gains to trade near 0.2 percent by mid-morning.

Birtain's FTSE 100 was trading around 0.4 percent higher while the French CAC and German DAX saw 0.2 percent pop.

It's another mega day of earnings with a large number of companies reporting results.

Diageo reported full-year earnings on Thursday and said organic net sales were flat while pre-tax profit rose slightly as it continues to nurse a hangover in many drinks categories. Shares in the spirits maker were trading down 0.5 percent.

Shell said earnings in the second quarter, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, came in at $3.4 billion - down from $5.1 billion for the same quarter a year ago. The Anglo-Dutch multinational also said lower oil prices could continue for a number of years, but the company's stock was trading 3.8 percent higher.

BT, the British telecoms giant, announced better-than-expected net profit of £511 million ($797 million) for the first quarter on Thursday, but shares in the firm were down 2.3 percent.

Deutsche Bank reported second-quarter earnings in line with expectations but said litigation charges were 1.2 billion euros, dragging down the group's bottom line. Despite this, Deutsche Bank was trading 2.5 percent up.

State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland reported a rise in second-quarter profit despite booking a £1.05 billion restructuring charge. Shares were trading around 0.5 percent higher by mid-morning.

Telecom equipment maker Nokia reported a 51 percent year-on-year rise in profits in the second quarter of 2015 with operating profit in its key networks business up 11 percent. Shares surged over 7.5 percent.

Siemens reported better-than-expected earnings sending shares in the company 3.1 percent higher.

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca reported a smaller-than-expected decline in revenues in the second quarter and said upped its revenue guidance for the full year. Shares in the company traded 2.2 percent higher.

Renault shares plunged 7.4 percent after the French carmaker said new registrations were up just 0.8 percent in the first half of the year.

Swiss Re fell 2.8 percent after the open following a second quarter earnings report that missed analysts expectations.

Major U.S. stock indices rose on Wednesday amid earnings reports and results of the FOMC meeting. Fed policymakers voted anonymously to keep the key rate near zero. On a meeting scheduled for September 16-17 they will have to make a hard decision. This time the Fed noted progress in the U.S. labor market. This indicates that the central bank prepares to raise rates in September or later this year. Nevertheless policymakers remained concerned about low inflation, which can persuade the committee to postpone a rate hike.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 121.12 points, or 0.7%, to 17751.39. The S&P 500 climbed 15.32 points, or 0.7%, to 2108.57 (all sectors of the index advanced). The Nasdaq Composite gained 22.53 points, or 0.4%, to 5111.73.

Citrix Systems Inc. led the gains among S&P 500 stocks, soaring 8.1% after the software company's adjusted quarterly profit and revenue exceeded expectations.

In Asia this morning Hong Kong Hang Seng declined 0.02%, or 4.31 points, to 24,615.14. China Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.01%, or 0.41 points, to 3,788.76. The Nikkei gained 1.10%, or 222.55 points, to 20,525.46.

Asian stock indices are showing mixed results. Japanese stocks advanced following gains in U.S. equities.

Data on Japanese industrial production showed that the corresponding index rose by 0.8% m/m in June exceeding expectations for a 0.3% increase. On an annualized basis industrial production rose by 2.0% compared to a 3.9% drop reported previously.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission said late Tuesday it was investigating share dumping incidents that occurred on Monday. 

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

Nikkei 225 20,302.91 -25.98 -0.13 %

Hang Seng 24,619.45 +115.51 +0.47 %

S&P/ASX 200 5,624.16 +39.47 +0.71 %

Shanghai Composite 3,790.26 +127.26 +3.47 %

FTSE 100 6,631 +75.72 +1.16 %

CAC 40 5,017.44 +40.12 +0.81 %

Xetra DAX 11,211.85 +37.94 +0.34 %

S&P 500 2,108.57 +15.32 +0.73 %

NASDAQ Composite 5,111.73 +22.53 +0.44 %

Dow Jones 17,751.39 +121.12 +0.69 %