Analysis: Indices

PSI 20 INDEX: In the shadow of its Iberian neighbor

The portuguese index is called PSI 20 even though it currently includes only 19 values after the takeover of the cement manufacturer Cimpor by the Brazilian Camargo. This grouping of Lusitanian...

DAX: Is the German lifeline still effective ?

Like other European stock markets, the DAX30 closed last week on a positive note. Germany has expressed its intentions to do everything to preserve the unity of the euro area in direct line with Mario...

S&P 500: The never-ending European crisis weighs on the index

While the SP500 started to show signs of weakness, last week we asked what impact quarterly earnings would have on the U.S. index. At first, investors have focused on the good news from major...

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL: Hopes for Q3 and European crisis

Since May, the Dow Jones Index is in a bullish trend and in the recent days has tested the resistance area of 12,950 points. The latest statistics showed slowdown of the first global economy, and...

STOXX ITALY 45 (EUR): Is an exit of the European Union the solution?

Investors focused on Italy last week. Several major players each expressed their views on the third economy of the Eurozone. This is Mario Monti who made the first statement on Tuesday saying that the...

S&P 500: Will investors be disappointed by Q2 earnings ?

U.S. investors begin the second half of 2012 showing less optimism on economic outlook after the publication of statistics last week. Both activity indicators were lower than the previous month. The...

US DOLLAR INDEX: Gradual return to its 'safe haven' status

In order to evaluate the strength of the U.S. dollar, investors focus on the U.S. Dollar Index . It is traded in the form of a futures contract on the Intercontinental Exchange and consists of a...

NIKKEI 225: The index reached the first target

As the European markets benefited from the announcement of the European agreement , NIKKEI index got some relief. It also took advantage of the slight slowdown of its currency. The Japanese index...

ASX 200: Sustained growth in an uncertain global environment

The ASX 200 is the major index of the Sidney Stock Exchange; It is made of 200 securities listed on the market. Since summer 2011, it has showed great resilience to the entire global economic...

BRAZIL IBOVESPA: A significant support area

Brazil was the 10th largest nation and is now the 6th, with a GDP of 2.51 trillion dollars in 2011. This progression in the economic hierarchy was done in twenty years. Investors who followed this...

S&P 500: Tops gradually downward

At the dawn of the next reports of U.S. companies on their business for the second quarter, it should make a technical point on the S&P 500. Recent events on the European Summit is expected to...

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL: No sign of weakness since June

Expectations of intervention by central banks including the Federal Reserve through further quantitative easing or a continuation of Operation Twist had supported clearly the trend in recent...

NASDAQ 100: Dynamic near 2430 points

Nasdaq 100 has undergone significant profit taking. This deterioration was encouraged by the recent dying macroeconomic signals and by the behavior of one of the most representative values of new...

S&P 500: The index has erased most of its gains

The SP500 has just experienced a correction of high amplitude, after having repeatedly blocked on 1420 points, the American Index has significantly deteriorated with a decrease of 9.5%. The...

S&P 500: Under Pressure

In the United States, the imperturbable rise of financial markets in recent weeks was abruptly cut, the S&P 500 lost 4.3% over the past week, its biggest weekly decline since the beginning of the...

IBEX 35: Pain for Spain

The main Spanish index is IBEX 35, composed by 35 biggest local caps. For one year it has known massive investors’ withdrawal. The index has decreased 35% since last summer and 20% since beginning...

S&P 500: Persistent hesitation

In the United States, last friday,stock markets had sanctioned the numbers relatively disappointing of U.S. employment, investors are again very sceptical face to the political turmoil in Europe....

CHINA-SHANGHAI COMP: To a certain normalization

Let us enter the Chinese stocks universe with the knowledge of local benchmarks. The SSE classifies three major indexes. First, the SSE 50 established by the scientific method of representation,...

S&P 500: Reassuring U.S. economic situation

The S&P 500 recorded in April its first negative monthly performance since November after some economic indicators showing a slowdown in U.S growth and a return in front position of the debt crisis in...