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

Nikkei -139.55 21042.09 -0.66%

TOPIX -13.55 1694.79 -0.79%

Hang Seng -697.06 29886.39 -2.28%

CSI 300 +1.64 4018.10 +0.04%

Euro Stoxx 50 +30.57 3355.32 +0.92%

FTSE 100 +46.08 7115.98 +0.65%

DAX +177.16 12090.87 +1.49%

CAC 40 +30.65 5167.23 +0.60%

DJIA +336.70 24874.76 +1.37%

S&P 500 +29.69 2720.94 +1.10%

NASDAQ +72.84 7330.70 +1.00%

S&P/TSX +156.69 15541.28 +1.02%

The main US stock indices grew strongly, which was facilitated by the fading fears that the threat of President Donald Trump to impose high tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum would cause a global trade war.

In addition, the focus was on statistics for the United States. As it became known, business activity in the US services sector expanded sharply in February, according to the latest PMI data. The increase in production volume accelerated to a maximum since August 2017. In addition, customer demand has led to a sharp increase in new orders, which have grown as much as almost three years. The pressure of capacity has increased due to the growth in demand, while the unfinished production has grown to the maximum extent since March 2015. Meanwhile, the inflation of both procurement and holiday prices has accelerated, and the fastest pace since June 2015. The seasonally adjusted final US business activity index from IHS Markit rose to 55.9 in February, up from 53.3 in January. After falling to a nine-month low in the previous survey period, the pace of expansion of business activity was the fastest since August 2017.

At the same time, the index of business activity in the US services sector, calculated by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), fell to 59.5 points in February, compared with 59.9 points in January. Analysts predicted that the figure will drop to 59.0 points. Recall, the indicator is the result of a survey of about 400 firms from 60 sectors across the US. A value greater than 50 is usually considered an indicator of the growth of production activity.

Almost all components of the DOW index finished trading in positive territory (29 out of 30). Caterpillar Inc. was the growth leader. (CAT, + 3.37%). Outsider were the shares of NIKE, Inc. (NKE, -1.06%).

All sectors of S & P recorded a rise. The conglomerate sector grew most (+ 2.8%).

At closing:

Dow + 1.37% 24.874.76 +336.70

Nasdaq + 1.00% 7.330.70 +72.84

S & P + 1.10% 2,720.94 +29.69

U.S. stock-index futures tumbled on Friday, as investors continued fretting about the potential for a trade war, following the U.S. President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, which was announced on Thursday.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 21,042.09 -139.55 -0.66%

Hang Seng 29,886.39 -697.06 -2.28%

Shanghai 3,257.53 +3.00 +0.09%

S&P/ASX 5,895.00 -33.90 -0.57%

FTSE 7,085.84 +15.94 +0.23%

CAC 5,147.69 +11.11 +0.22%

DAX 12,004.68 +90.97 +0.76%

Crude $61.30 (+0.08%)

Gold $1,323.00 (-0.03%)

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Nikkei 225 on daily time frame chart we can see that the price is showing some rejections of more downside movements, and simultaneously reject above the upside trend line.

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Our suggestions is to put the stop-loss below the trend line and the take profit close to the previous highs or for the more conservative people, near the support line at which the price has had some difficulty going through.