The main US stock indexes rose strongly against the backdrop of the rebound in technology and consumer sectors after yesterday's sell-off.

Shares of Amazon (AMZN; + 1.67%) and automakers were the main drivers of market growth.

Shares of General Motors (GM) jumped 2.9% after the company reported a 16% yoy increase in auto sales in March.

Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) rose by almost 5.9%, as the company's operating results for the first quarter indicated a progress in the process of increasing production of the sedan for the mass market of Model 3 and optimistic forecasts for the next quarters.

In addition, significant support for the market was provided by shares of the financial sector, the value of which increased against the backdrop of growth in yields of US government bonds. In the meantime, fears of a possible global trade war have temporarily come to the fore.

Almost all components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (28 out of 30). Leader of the growth were shares of NIKE, Inc. (NKE, + 3.62%). Outsider were shares of General Electric Co. (GE, -0.27%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P index recorded an increase. The consumer goods sector grew most (+ 1.5%). The decrease was shown only by the conglomerate sector (-0.4%).

At closing:

Dow 24,030.64 +386.45 +1.63%

S&P 500 2,614.43 +32.55 +1.26%

Nasdaq 100 6,941.28 +71.16 +1.04%

Major U.S. stock-indexes solidly higher on Tuesday, helped by a recovery in beaten-down technology and consumer discretionary stocks.

Most of Dow stocks in positive area (27 of 30). Top gainer - UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH, +2.58%). Top loser - General Electric Co. (GE, -0.99%).

All S&P sectors in positive area. Top gainer - consumer goods (+0.8%) and financial sector (+0.8%).

At the moment:

U.S. stock-index futures surged on Tuesday on the back of a recovery in beaten-down technology stocks.

Global Stocks:

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Facebook (FB) removed from US 1 List at BofA/Merrill

3M (MMM) target lowered to $225 from $251 at Stifel

General Electric (GE) target lowered to $13 from $15 at Stifel

Output growth picked up, although this was offset by slower increases in both new orders and employment. On the price front, rates of inflation in input costs and output charges remained elevated despite easing slightly since February. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted 55.1 in March, little-changed from 55.0 in February. The average reading over the opening quarter as a whole (55.1) was the weakest in a year, suggesting that the underlying pace of expansion has been generally slower since the start 2018.

Eurozone manufacturing operating conditions improved to the least marked extent in eight months during March, as the sector continued its post turn of the year slowdown. Rates of expansion eased across all of the nations covered by the latest PMI surveys and across the consumer, intermediate and investment goods industries. The final IHS Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI posted 56.6 in March, unchanged from the earlier flash estimate and down further from December's series-record high.

Germany's manufacturing sector continued to lose momentum in March, with output growth slowing for the third consecutive month, according to the latest PMI survey data from IHS Markit and BME. Goods producers meanwhile faced another record increase in average delivery times for inputs - the third in the past four months - in a sign of ongoing capacity constraints in supply chains.

According to Markit Economics Italy's manufacturing sector continued to expand at a marked rate during March, although relatively slower market activity and supply-side constraints restricted growth. Both output and new orders rose at weaker rates, whilst business sentiment softened to its lowest level since last summer. Nonetheless, jobs were again added at a solid pace as workloads continued to grow. On the price front, inflation rates for both input costs and output charges weakened.

Adjusted for sales days and holidays, the retail sector excluding service stations showed a 0.1% decrease in nominal turnover in February 2018 compared with February 2017 (in real terms -0.2%). Retail sales of food, drinks and tobacco registered an increase in nominal turnover of 0.8% (in real terms +1.1%), whereas the non-food sector registered a nominal negative of 1.0% (in real terms -0.7%).

Spanish manufacturers recorded a further marked improvement in business conditions at the end of the first quarter of the year. Although the rate of output growth slowed from February, it remained marked amid another sharp increase in new orders. The easing in the rate of expansion of output contributed to one of the strongest rises in backlogs of work since the series began, while supply issues were again highlighted by a marked lengthening of suppliers' delivery times.

The PMI was at 54.8 in March, down from 56.0 in February, but still pointing to a marked improvement in business conditions. Manufacturing firms registered a

• Now is not time to debate when and how to slow BoJ's ETF buying

• Inflation likely to remain low for some time

• Stronger economy should see some lift in wage growth over time

• Further gradual reduction in unemployment expected

• One continuing source of uncertainty is outlook for household consumption

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2428 (5509)

$1.2402 (1474)

$1.2368 (1336)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2315

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2283 (5434)

$1.2242 (3652)

$1.2196 (4455)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options and PUT options with the expiration date April, 6 is 108207 contracts (according to data from April, 2) with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2150 (6531);

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.4178 (2338)

$1.4147 (1898)

$1.4108 (2493)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.4062

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.4011 (1090)

$1.3977 (1186)

$1.3937 (1215)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date April, 6 is 30402 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,4200 (2842);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date April, 6 is 33838 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3800 (3570);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.11 versus 1.10 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 2

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

• Low rates supporting economy

• Forward-looking indicators point to solid employment growth

• Rising A$ would lead to slower economic pick up

• A$ remains in range of past couple of years

• Housing markets have slowed in Sydney, Melbourne

According to provisional data turnover in retail trade in February 2018 was in real terms 1.3% and in nominal terms 2.5% larger than in February 2017. The number of days open for sale was 24 in February 2018 and in February 2017.

When adjusted for calendar and seasonal variations (Census-X-12-ARIMA), the February turnover was in real terms and in nominal terms 0.7% smaller than that in January 2018.

German stocks led European equities higher Thursday, but the broader market couldn't avoid losses for March and the first quarter of 2018.

The Nasdaq Composite's COMP, -2.74% 2.7% tumble Monday, amid broad selling in the technology sector and uncertainty surrounding trade policy, came with the most panic-like selling in nearly two years. The Nasdaq's Arms Index, a volume-weighted breadth measure that tends to rise above 1.000 when the market falls, spiked up to 2.238, while readings above 2.000 are viewed as having panic-like characteristics.

Asian stock markets headed lower Tuesday as a selloff of tech shares deepened in the U.S. and escalating trade tensions with China dampened investor confidence. Traders took cues from Wall Street after the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.7% Monday, leading a 2.2% decline for the S&P 500 and marking a damp start to the month after U.S. stocks logged the worst quarterly performance since mid-2015.