Stock trades in the U.S. on September 1 2010. culminated in a significant increase in the leading index. This stock indicators rose by almost 3%. Mood of investors was determined in the course of the session macroeconomic news. Prior to the auction data were published by a private employment service ADP Employer Services, which have not been as successful as expected analysts. According to the report, the number of jobs in the private sector in the country fell in August to 10 th In this case, according to revised data, the figure for July this year increased by 37 thousand, rather than 42 thousand, as previously reported. At the same time, optimism has offered the latest news from China, where in August, slightly increased rate of production.
A pleasant surprise for investors was the report of the American Institute for Supply Management (ISM), who reported that the index of business activity in the U.S. industry in August 2010. increased compared with the previous month at 0.8 points and totaled 56.3 points compared with the July value of 55.5 points. At the same time, analysts predicted that the index value for August 2010. amount to only 53 points.
After the start of the trading session came the report of the U.S. Department of Energy on oil stocks for the next reporting period. According to the American authorities, commercial stocks of crude oil in the U.S. for a week from 21 to 27 August 2010. increased by 3.43 million barrels. and amounted to 361.71 million barrels. The report could have an impact on the quotations of energy companies that have demonstrated an upward trend. Shares of oil ExxonMobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips have added to the price of 3%, 3,6% and 3,1% respectively, the paper oilfield Schlumberger and Halliburton also risen in price - by 3,5% and 5,4% respectively.
At the same time a definite influence on the course of bidding for ExxonMobil could provide information that an American company and the British-Dutch Royal Dutch / Shell plans to sell its share in the deposit Corvette in the North Sea, with estimated reserves of approximately 200 billion cubic meters. feet (5.6 billion cu. m) of natural gas equivalent. Applications for the purchase of assets of ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch / Shell in the project Corvette will be accepted from September 6 through October of this year. According to available data, deposit Corvette almost depleted and can be put up for sale as a natural gas storage.
In addition, favorable background information went up in share price of U.S. banks, including Bank of America (+6,1%), Citigroup (+3,7%) and JP Morgan Chase (+3,8%)
The interest of investors around the information that, according to unofficial data, the second-largest U.S. fast-food chain Burger King may be offered for sale. As reported in American media, Burger King Holdings over the past week in talks with private equity funds on the issue. Against the background of this information, the company's shares at the close of trading surged in the price of 14.65%.
As a result of trading on September 2 the Dow Jones index rose 254.75 points (2.54%) - up to 10,269.47 points, S & P rose 30.96 points (2.95%) - up to 1,080.29 points, NASDAQ added 62.81 points (2.97%) and amounted to 2,176.84 points.
