CFD Markets News and Forecasts — 27-11-2017

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

Nikkei -54.86 22495.99 -0.24%

TOPIX -3.83 1776.73 -0.22%

Hang Seng -180.13 29686.19 -0.60%

CSI 300 -54.25 4049.95 -1.32%

Euro Stoxx 50 -17.21 3564.02 -0.48%

FTSE 100 -25.74 7383.90 -0.35%

DAX -59.64 13000.20 -0.46%

CAC 40 -30.37 5360.09 -0.56%

DJIA +22.79 23580.78 +0.10%

S&P 500 -1.00 2601.42 -0.04%

NASDAQ -10.64 6878.52 -0.15%

S&P/TSX -65.97 16042.12 -0.41%

(pare/closed(GMT +3)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,1897 -0,27%

GBP/USD $1,3317 -0,11%

USD/CHF Chf0,9814 +0,19%

USD/JPY Y111,08 -0,42%

EUR/JPY Y132,16 -0,71%

GBP/JPY Y147,912 -0,55%

AUD/USD $0,7601 -0,18%

NZD/USD $0,6910 +0,45%

USD/CAD C$1,27674 +0,44%

07:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index, y/y November 2.5% 2.7%

07:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index November 0.2% 0.2%

07:00 United Kingdom Bank Stress Test Results

07:00 United Kingdom BOE Financial Stability Report

07:00 Germany Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey December 10.7 10.8

07:30 United Kingdom BOE Gov Mark Carney Speaks

07:45 France Consumer confidence November 100 101

09:00 Eurozone Private Loans, Y/Y October 2.7% 2.8%

09:00 Eurozone M3 money supply, adjusted y/y October 5.1% 5.1%

10:00 United Kingdom Inflation Report Hearings

13:30 Canada Industrial Product Price Index, m/m October -0.3%

13:30 Canada Industrial Product Price Index, y/y October 1.5%

13:30 U.S. Goods Trade Balance, $ bln. October -64.14 -65.00

14:00 U.S. Housing Price Index, m/m September 0.7% 0.6%

14:00 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y September 5.9% 6.1%

14:15 U.S. FOMC Member Dudley Speak

15:00 U.S. Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index November 12 14

15:00 U.S. FOMC Member Jerome Powell Speaks

15:00 U.S. Consumer confidence November 125.9 124.0

15:15 U.S. FOMC Member Harker Speaks

15:30 Canada Bank of Canada publishes financial system review

16:15 Canada BOC Gov Stephen Poloz Speaks

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Financial Stability Report

20:45 U.S. Treasury Sec Mnuchin Speaks

23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y October 2.2% -0.2%

The main US stock indexes finished trading in different directions on cyber Monday - Monday, coming after Black Friday, when online stores offer goods at discount prices.

A certain influence on the course of trading was provided by the US data. As it became known today, sales of new buildings in the US unexpectedly accelerated last month, reaching the highest rates for a decade and offering an encouraging signal for housing construction. Sales of single-family homes increased by 6.2% m / m to 685 thousand in annual terms (625 thousand were forecasted), which is the highest since October 2007.

However, data provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, showed that in November, the business activity of Texas producers deteriorated significantly, and was below expert predictions. According to the report, the production index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in November fell to 19.4 points from 27.6 points in October. Analysts had expected the decline of the index only to 24.0 points. Recall, the value of the index above zero indicates an increase in business activity.

Most components of the DOW index recorded a rise (20 out of 30). Leader of growth were shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ, + 1.38%). Outsider shares were DowDuPont Inc. (DWDP, -1.43%).

Most sectors of the S & P index finished trading in the red. The greatest decrease was shown by the sector of raw materials (-1.0%). The utilities sector grew most (+ 0.4%).

At closing:

DJIA + 0.10% 23.580.78 +22.79

Nasdaq -0.15% 6,878.52 -10.64

S & P -0.04% 2,601.42 -1.00

Sales of new single-family houses in October 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.2 percent above the revised September rate of 645,000 and is 18.7 percent above the October 2016 estimate of 577,000.

The median sales price of new houses sold in October 2017 was $312,800. The average sales price was $400,200.

U.S. stock-index futures were flat on Monday, as traders return to their desks following the extended Thanksgiving weekend. The focus is on the retail stocks - Amazon (AMZN), Target (TGT), Wal-Mart (WMT) and Macy's (M) - due to Cyber Monday, as well as the news the media company Meredith (MDP) had agreed to buy the publisher Time Inc. (TIME) for $2.8 bln.

Global Stocks:

Nikkei 22,495.99 -54.86 -0.24%

Hang Seng 29,686.19 -180.13 -0.60%

Shanghai 3,322.83 -30.99 -0.92%

S&P/ASX 5,988.77 +6.22 +0.10%

FTSE 7,400.65 -8.99 -0.12%

CAC 5,378.54 -11.92 -0.22%

DAX 13,053.44 -6.40 -0.05%

Crude $58.34 (-1.03%)

Gold $1,295.30 (+0.62%)

EUR/USD: 1.1860-65(610 млн), 1.1900(E484 млн), 1.1950-55(341 млн)

USD/JPY: 112.30(380 млн), 113.06-12(390 млн)

USD/CAD: 1.2900(940 млн)

EUR/GBP: 0.8950(502 млн)

AUD/NZD: 1.1100(1.58 млрд), 1.1250(954 млн)

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)

Yandex N.V. (YNDX) target raised to $45 from $38 at BofA/Merrill

• Says needs to be more progress on Irish border, Brexit talks will not move on if that does not happen

• Declines to "speculate" about alternative uses for unused credits to Greece

• Says UK as a whole is leaving the customs union

• If we don't resolve matters by tuesday, we will be into an election

• Will not be seeking resignation of deputy prime minister, as sought by opposition

• Will not seek to dissolve parliament over the weekend, election hinges on tuesday no confidence motion

• If we have to have an election, better to have it before christmas

• Does not believe that deputy prime minister will offer her resignation

EUR/USD: 1.1860-65(610 m), 1.1900(E484 m), 1.1950-55(341 m)

USD/JPY: 112.30(380 m), 113.06-12(390 m)

USD/CAD: 1.2900(940 m)

EUR/GBP: 0.8950(502 m)

AUD/NZD: 1.1100(1.58 b), 1.1250(954 m)

• We need to see progress from UK within 10 days on all issues, including on Ireland

U.K. stocks ended lower for a second straight session Friday, with retail stocks in the red, but London's blue-chip benchmark still notched a win for the week. How markets are faring: The FTSE 100 index UKX, -0.10% shed 0.1% to close at 7,409.64. Tech, health care and consumer-related shares fell, but the financial and oil-and gas sectors ended higher.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished at all-time highs Friday, with all three main benchmarks booking their first weekly gains in three weeks. Retailers were in focus amid the Black Friday shopping holiday, a day after domestic markets were closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

Asian stock markets started the week with fresh selling, with Chinese shares lower following Thursday's slump and the Korean market weighed by heavy losses for Samsung Electronics. Chinese equities sent a shudder through global markets on Thursday when leading stock indexes there tumbled over 2%.

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2012 (4395)

$1.1988 (4732)

$1.1958 (5145)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1923

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1880 (983)

$1.1854 (1621)

$1.1822 (1255)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options and PUT options with the expiration date December, 8 is 158685 contracts (according to data from November, 24) with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1600 (8272);

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3417 (2161)

$1.3394 (2642)

$1.3366 (3294)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.3318

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.3272 (464)

$1.3245 (1037)

$1.3212 (1151)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date December, 8 is 43242 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3200 (3294);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date December, 8 is 42180 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3000 (3987);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.98 versus 0.95 from the previous trading day according to data from November, 24

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.