Analyse de Marchés Quotidienne - 16.05.2013

 | 16/05/2013 09:06

US Stock Market

Major US stock indices gained slightly despite disappointing economic data. In response to yesterday’s developers’ conference in San Francisco, Google shares rose above $900 per share for the first time in the company’s history. Since the beginning of the year, the search giant’s shares have gained by more than 28%. The S&P 500 gained by 0.37%, the NASDAQ by 0.15%, and the Dow Jones by 0.36%. Technically, according to the 1-hour chart, the NASDAQ is trading near the upper limit of the ascending channel and could continue channeling by dropping towards the support level of $2,985. The main trend for the NASDAQ remains bullish. The Dow Jones will continue to trade higher as long as it is above the support level of $15,180.

US Dollar (USD)
The US Dollar gained against most of the other major currencies in response to investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to support the US economy. The PPI came out worse than expected, at -0.7% vs. the forecast -0.6%, and Industrial Production dropped to
-0.5% vs. the forecast -0.1%. Today, Building Permits are expected to come out at 0.94M vs. 0.91M previously, the Core CPI at 0.2% vs. 0.1% previously, Unemployment Claims at 332K vs. 323K previously, and the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index at 2.5 vs. 1.3 previously.

Gold
Gold declined by 2.65% as the strengthening US Dollar lowered demand for Gold as an alternative investment. Technically, Gold is struggling with the support level of $1,387. Should Gold break below this level, it could move towards $1,363; should the precious metal fail to do so, it could move back towards $1,405 levels.
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