Stock trades in the U.S. closed in Thursday, 2 September 2010., Growth of leading indexes. Report of the U.S. Department of Labor (US Department of Labor) had not caused much enthusiasm among investors. According to authorities, the number of initial applications for unemployment benefit for the week ending August 28 2010. Has fallen - that there is already the third week in a row - and reached 472 thousand, however, statistics published later, is extremely encouraged by the American players. Thus, the U.S. Department of Commerce (US Department of Commerce) reported on the growth of industrial orders in the country in July 2010. 0,1%, while analysts expected a decline of 0.3%. In addition, pleasantly surprised investors report on productivity in the U.S.. Following II quarter 2010. a decline of 1.8%, while was, according to analysts, falling by 1,9%.
For this reason, in the green zone for companies trading the banking sector. Growth at 0.6% to close the session the quotations of securities Bank of America. At 0.8% higher on the bidding results were quotes Citigroup, shares of JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo - 1,1% and 1,8% respectively.
Fuss was observed in the actions of three parties fighting for the right to possession of an American software developer 3Par. So, before it became known that computer makers Hewlett-Packard (HP) has agreed to pay for 3Par 2,4 billion dollars at the rate of $ 33 per share, ie $ 3 per share higher than proposed previously. However, as we learned from the published on the eve of a press release 3Par, Dell is also in no hurry to retire from the struggle - the company offered $ 32 per share 3Par, raising the bar for $ 5 - from $ 27 per share. Securities subject matter - the U.S. 3Par - rose by 2,5%, the competitors - Dell and HP - by 2% and 0.6% respectively.
The most active trading in the shares turned around one of the largest in the U.S. fast food chains Burger King Holdings, during the last weeks of negotiating with private investment funds on the possibility of absorption. Before finally found a buyer. He became a Brazilian investment company 3G Capital, agreed to purchase Burger King for $ 4 billion at the rate of $ 24 per share, ie a premium of 46%. For this reason, stock quotes, company rapidly growing, having increased to the closing session at 28,1%.
The decisive impact on quotations energy companies had the incident last night. On the eve of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana and in relative proximity to the notorious emergency platform BP, exploded drilling platform is not as big, but now no less well-known oil company, Mariner Energy. Against this background, the price of oil rose more than $ 1 for the same trajectory was followed by the share price to oil companies. As a result of the trading session securities ExxonMobil grew by 0,3%, ConocoPhilips - 0,7%, Chevron - by 0,9%, Schlumberger oilfield services, and Halliburton - by 2,3% and 1,4% respectively.
Meanwhile, in a negative zone traded shares of the American retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co (-3,9%). Investors disappointed submitted a report on sales in August this year, not justified forecasts of analysts, nor the expectations of players.
As a result of trading on Sept. 2 the Dow Jones index rose 50.63 points (0.49%) - up to 10,320.1 points, S & P rose 9.81 points (0.91%) - up to 1090.1 points, NASDAQ added 23.17 points (1.06%) and amounted to 2,200.01 points.
