Saturday, August 13, 2016

Indices conclude the session on a slight negative changes in its entirety

US stocks last week's sessions concluded the variation in performance near all-time highs following the developments and economic data that Tabanha Friday for the US economy and that deflation inflationary pressures explained according to the Producer Price Index, which is an initial indicator of inflationary pressure in conjunction decline in retail sales index, which represents about half of consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the GDP of the biggest economy in the world during July last Unlike expectations, as the breadth of decline in the leading indicators during June last, while US consumer confidence rose according to the preliminary reading of the index of the University of Michigan consumer confidence for the month August / August, and it came amid continued figures disclose business results for major banks and companies and US giant which is the backbone of the world's largest economy season.

This was the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the trading session lower by 0.20%, or about 37.05 points at 18,576.47 levels, as Standard & Poor's index fell 500 rose 0.08%, or about 1.74 points, to close at 2,184.05 levels, while the Nasdaq Composite Index rose by 0.09%, any by about 4.50 points to 5,232.89 levels.

The US dollar index, which tracks the greenback's performance against six major currencies, especially the single currency for the euro zone as well as the Swiss franc, Japanese yen, pound sterling, krone Swedish, Canadian dollar, has shown a decline, currently trading at 95.74 levels compared Balavtaatahih at 95.91, having achieved the lowest level during the trading session at 95.25, while achieved its highest at 95.99.

On the other hand lost futures gold prices showed deliver 16 December / December, a decline of 0.66% to trade at 1,341.10 $ per ounce compared with the opening at 1,350.00 $ an ounce, while futures prices for crude oil, "Nymex" delivery rose 16 September / September 2.67%, currently trading at $ 44.65 a barrel, compared with the opening at $ 43.49 a barrel, and futures for Brent crude delivery rose October / October 15, 2.35%, currently trading at $ 47.12 a barrel, compared with the opening at $ 46.04 a barrel.

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