Alex Borzak
According to the results of the trading session on August 01, 7 out of 17 stock indexes have risen at European exchanges. Investors are waiting for specific decisions from the central banks of eurozone, Great Britain, and the USA.
At the time of closing the index of large European enterprises Stoxx Europe 600 has risen by 0.5 percent – to 262.57 points. Another index of large enterprises Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 has risen by 0.33 percent, having amounted to 2333.38 points. British index FTSE 100 has risen by 1.38 percent – to 5712.82 points. CAC 40 (France) has risen by 0.91 percent, having amounted to 3321.56 points. And German index DAX has lost 0.26 percent, having dropped by 6754.46 points.
Yesterday Swiss market was off work because of national holiday.
The shares of Nokia Corp have risen by 7 percent, Standard Chartered – by 3 percent, shares of car group BMW AG – dropped by 2.9 percent, and the shares French chemical group Arkema have risen by 5.7 percent.
Alex Borzak
