The U.S. stock market closed on Tuesday is very negative amid expectations early reduction in the Fed's stimulus measures. Under pressure were shares of companies of the banking and technology sectors. Shares of Oracle Corp and Apple Inc lost 1.3% and 2.3% respectively. Paper Bank of America Co. and Citigroup Inc. fell by 1.2% and 1.4% respectively.
U.S. banks BKX index closed at 56.69 (-0.74%).
U.S. stock indexes for the previous day to close at: DJI-14,450.06 (+0.02%), S & P 500 - 1,552.48 (-0.24%), NASDAQ Comp. - 3,242.32 (-0.32%). On the eve of the U.S. trading session, advanced futures on the S & P 500 is 1,547.50 (+0.05%). U.S. markets will open in a small plus.
Oil futures before the opening of trading in New York, continues to consolidate in anticipation of data on oil and petroleum products in the U.S., which will be published later.
Crude futures mark Brent Oil (ICE) day at 109.32 (-0.30%), the U.S. crude oil WTI (ICE) 92.99 (+0.48%) in trading in Europe.
Gold futures is 1,593.70 (+0.13%), quotes copper at 354.65 (+0.23%).
Goldmann Sachs Commodity Index XOI last session stood at 1,354.79 (+0.51%).
In the currency market, the dollar gets support amid better-than-expected data on retail sales +1.1% against the forecast of growth of 0.6%, which came at 1630 GMT.
Futures on the ICE dollar to a basket of major currencies is 82.74 (+0.18%).
Prediction of the day:
Against the background of published data EURUSD pair may fall to the level of 1.2900, if the 1.2950 level will be overcome.
Events today:
Moscow time
18.00 U.S. business inventories in January n / a; 0,3% m / m and 0.1% m / m
18:30 U.S. Change oil 04.03-10.03 n / a; n / a; 3,8 million barrels.
21.00 U.S. auction on placement of 10-year Treasury bonds 2.05 / 2.7
Sergei Kostenko
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