Risk evasion continued Tuesday allowing the U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen to maintain their positions against the background of lack of economic reports planned earlier. First of all, it was caused by the expansion of spreads of Irish and Italian bonds giving rise to anxiety towards some EU member states. Even Obama’s promise to cut business activity tax by $ 200 bln. couldn’t abate investors’ fears of taking risks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is having hard times. The American stock market hasn’t witnessed a bullish trend for a long time. Clouds are gradually gathering over the stock markets. Today’s trading is expected to be volatile once again.
Unilever plc (LON: ULVR) shares are falling because of the scandalous purchase of a Sara Lee branch. Unilever plc is about 1,707.00 points, down -34.00 (-1.95%). Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) rose to 14.94 points, gaining +0.07%.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has completed trades around 253.07 points, gaining +1.10 (0.44%) yesterday. Pre-market remains positive for Apple Inc.: the shares are closer to 253.46, gaining +0.39 (0.15%). Pre-market trading for Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG): +1.40 (0.29%).
Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY) has continued to surprise traders high level of stability. On the one hand, Lloyds Banking Group does not commit an abrupt jerks up.
The DJIA can not reach the boundary mark 10,500 today. Dow index goes up to 10,469.05 points and stops, prevented IBM shares. Dow Jones Industrial acquires +44.43 points (0.43%) per hour before the end of the trading session. At the same time, the European stock market rose, bulls delighted FTSE 100 index.
Oil prices continued mixed dynamics today. Friday’s collapse has been changed for the oil price climbing today. However, oil prices this afternoon, traded on the positive territory, fell again – down from the beginning of the day by 0,7%.
In 1970 I was 6 years old and I remember very little of that time. The collapse of the Beatles walked me to a party, as well as the football World Cup in 1970, and I have only vague memories of that year held a general election, when a Mr. Heath has changed some of Mr. Wilson. The only event that made an indelible impression on me, was the first manned landing on the moon. I still remember those grainy photographs taken in 1969 when Neil Armstrong uttered his now famous words. Then I decided that I would be an astronaut. Then I grew up.
World gold prices have led the Indian yellow metal to fall. Gold prices drop to lowest marks in recent months in India today. Gold prices on Friday, July 23 decreased after the publication of the results of stress tests of European banks. As a result of the regular trading session on the New York Mercantile Exchange, NYMEX, the August futures for gold delivery have fallen by 0,7% to $ 1,187.80 per troy ounce.
The DJIA ceases to grow steadily after the results of stress tests. Calling the results of stress tests bad we can not, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.10% growth. The DJIA is a mark of 10,400.02, gaining 77.72 points (0.75%). So, seven European banks have not been stress-tests conducted to confirm the stability of the banking system of the EU.