Analysis: Indices

CHINA-SHANGHAI COMP: Time to buy !

The Chinese stock market is still at its lowest level since three years and remains one of the few international exchanges to be negative since the beginning of the year. The Chinese economy gives...

S&P 500: Worries and disappointments in perspective

The main market index of the New York Stock Exchange continues to decline earlier this week under the weight of bad news including micro-economic. Even if investors did not expect good publications,...

NIKKEI 225: Unlimited governement action

The Japanese index has won more than 3% since the beginning of the week. Japan takes profit of the good news from the U.S. and a possible financial help to Spain. In addition, the Japanese government...

S&P 500: Expecting quarterly earnings

The SP500 ended last week on a positive note. Investors welcomed the employment data which were better than expected. 114 000 jobs were created for the month of September and the unemployment rate...

ASX 200: A boost from the central bank

Australian investors have reason to rejoice over a month. Indeed, Standard & Poor's affirmed Australia's long term AAA grade. The agency cited the economic resilience of the country in time of crisis....

S&P 500: Affected by the global outlook

Tuesday, the S&P500 recorded its biggest correction since July 24. The index remained on a sharp increase during the last two months. Investors welcomed the news from central banks. The Fed approved a...

SENSEX BSE30: The government and the central bank take action

The Indian stock market rose in early this week. Growth for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012/2013 is 5.5%. This level is far from the rate recorded in the previous decade but higher than...

BRAZIL IBOVESPA: Hope of recovery

A the end of August, Brazil published its growth figures for the second semester. GDP grew by 0.4% compared to the previous year. The same week the Brazilian government decided to lower interest rates...

US DOLLAR INDEX: Waiting for the FED

The dollar index hit a two-year high to 84.1 late July. Low trading volumes during August and the announcement last week of new measures by the Fed led to a decline in the dollar. However, good U.S....

S&P 500: Uncertainty about the new QE

Like most European markets, the SP500 rose sharply during the summer period. The index even reached four-year high at 1426 points earlier this week. Investors focused on good economic statistics and...

CHINA-SHANGHAI COMP: Gradual shift in the domestic market ?

While most European and U.S. markets rose during the summer period, the Shanghai Composite Index has lost almost 6% since early July. Several factors are involved: China's GDP for the second half is...

FTSE 100: Bad outlook for the 'post-Olympic period'

The FTSE 100 recorded one of the best European performance in the first half. The index has gained more than 5% since early January. The UK economy and especially the labor market has benefited from...

ASX 200: Good prospects, all eyes on China

The ASX 200 has continued to make progress since June. The index rose more than 4% during July. Last Friday, the annual growth forecast was revised upwards to 3.5% instead of the May estimate of 3%....

SENSEX BSE30: Waiting for a Government help

The BSE 30 rose this week, fueled by possible interventions of the Indian government to support the economy. The country is impacted by inflation above 10% which has forced the Reserve Bank of India...

S&P 500: 'Wait-and-see' approach on the U.S. markets

The quarterly earnings season for U.S. companies ends on a mixed note. Many of them revised downward their annual forecasts, anticipating a decline in the second semester. Meanwhile, statistics...

CHINA-SHANGHAI COMP: The situation remains vulnerable

After a start of the year in the green which slowed down the sharp fall in 2011, stocks are back in the downtrend since the beginning of May. The Shanghai index made a double-top before falling about...

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...