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Darkness before Dawn

24 April 2009
US Market

The Dow index open 7887 and close at 7957 and high is 7979 near close. +70(-0.89%)
Sector performance (% change on day): Financials (+4.49%), Tech (+0.44%), Health Care (+0.19%), Consumer Staples (-0.18%), Consumer Discretionary (+0.08%), Industrials (+1.40%), Energy (+1.82%), Telecom (-0.33%), Materials (-0.28%), and Utilities (+0.35%).

Dow +70.49 at 7957.06, Nasdaq +6.09 at 1652.21, S&P +8.37 at 851.92

AAPL 125.4, AIG 1.50 GE 11.88, SBUX 13.36, INTC 15.53,BAC 8.82,CSCO 17.62,C 3.2 NXY 19.09,SU 24.79

The EUR trade at 1.3244 at 4.50 pm.
The GBP trade at 1.4623 at 4.50 pm
The CAD trade at 1.2218 at 4:50 pm
The NZD trade at 0.5660 at 4:50pm
The AUD trade at 0.7258 at 4:50pm
The JPY 96.99 at 4.50 pm
The Gold price is 912 at 4:50 pm
The Crude Oil is 49.98 at 4.50 pm

The Dow future is trading from -31 in the early morning to afternoon –9 at 4:52pm

Japan Market

The Nikkei index open at 8832 and close at 8707, high is 8852 –139(-1.57%)
Fast Retailing 10,270 -410(-3.83%)
UFJ 494 +16(+3.34%)
Toyota 3810 -80(-2.05%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 3090 +135 (4.56%)

HK Market
The HS Index open at 15217 and close at 15258 +44(+0.29%), April Future is 15380, the turnover volume is 517M Previous 526M
The 005 open at 52.5 and close at 52.7 with volume 20M previous 27M
The 3988 open at 2.89and close at 2.88 with turnover 355M and previous 318M
The 1398 open at 4.38and close at 4.27 with turnover 409M and previous 432M


Hang Seng Index 15258.85 +44.39 +0.29%
HSI - Finance 22156.52 +28.16 +0.13%
HSI - Utilities 36034.59 -53.58 -0.15%
HSI - Properties 20201.79 +163.36 +0.82%
HSI - Commerce & Industry 8376.04 +37.34 +0.45%
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index 8979.18 +40.09 +0.45%
Hang Seng China H-Financials Index 11839.14 -23.71 -0.20%
Hang Seng Composite Index 2117.85 +9.78 +0.46%
Last update: 24-04-2009 16:01
Hang Seng China 50 Index 4907.20 -11.63 -0.24%
Hang Seng China AH Premium Index 133.99 -1.33 -0.98%
China market

The Shanghai Index open at 2477 and close at 2448 with volume 1087M and previous 1132 M
BOC close at RMB3.45
ICBC close at RMB4.02

Release Reports
International
Friday, April 24, 2009
No major economic indicators scheduled.
Friday, April 24, 2009
8:30 a.m. Mar Durable Goods Orders: Previous: +3.4%.
10:00 a.m. Mar New Home Sales: Previous: +4.7%.
Earning report :
24/4 Schlumberger (SLB) Est +0.73, 3M (MMM) Est +0.86, Ford Motor (F) Est –1.24,
Honeywell (HON) Est +0.54
29/4 Starbuck, 28/4 NXY

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