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19.02.2019
23:50
Japan: Trade Balance Total, bln, January -1415 (forecast -1011)
23:30
Schedule for today, Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Time Country Event Period Previous value Forecast
00:30 Australia Wage Price Index, y/y Quarter IV 2.3% 2.3%
00:30 Australia Wage Price Index, q/q Quarter IV 0.6% 0.6%
07:00 Germany Producer Price Index (YoY) January 2.7% 2.2%
07:00 Germany Producer Price Index (MoM) January -0.4% -0.2%
07:00 Eurozone ECB's Peter Praet Speaks    
11:00 United Kingdom CBI industrial order books balance February -1 -3
15:00 Eurozone Consumer Confidence February -7.9 -7.8
19:00 U.S. FOMC meeting minutes    
21:45
New Zealand: PPI Output (QoQ) , Quarter IV 0.8% (forecast 0.6%)
21:45
New Zealand: PPI Input (QoQ), Quarter IV 1.6% (forecast 1.1%)
21:10
Major US stock indexes ended the trading session in positive territory

Major US stock indexes rose on Tuesday, as the rise in prices for Walmart shares offset the fall in the financial and health sectors.

The value of Walmart shares rose 2.23% after the company reported exceeding expectations for quarterly earnings. The retailer also reported that online sales soared 43% y / y in the last quarter. Strong company data brought relief to investors with investments in retail stocks, after weak retail data released last week put pressure on the segment.

The focus of market participants also continues to be trade negotiations between the United States and China. Both countries must close the deal by early March. Otherwise, additional US tariffs for Chinese goods may come into force. US President Donald Trump recently made it clear that he can extend the period by 60 days to give negotiators more time to conclude a deal.

Data on the USA also had a definite influence on the course of trading. A report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) showed that home builders felt better about the state of their industry, as lower interest rates increase consumer confidence. According to a monthly survey, the NAHB housing market index rose to 62 points from 58 points in January. Analysts had expected the index to rise only to 59 points.

Most of the components of DOW recorded an increase (17 of 30). The growth leader was Walmart Inc. (WMT, + 2.23%). The outsider was NIKE, Inc. (NKE, -0.73%).

Almost all sectors of the S & P finished trading in positive territory. The raw materials sector grew the most (+ 0.9%). Only the health sector decreased (-0.2%).

At the time of closing:

Dow 25,891.32 +8.07 +0.03%

S & P 500 2,779.76 +4.16 +0.15%

Nasdaq 100 7,486.77 +14.36 +0.19%

20:50
Schedule for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Time Country Event Period Previous value Forecast
00:30 Australia Wage Price Index, y/y Quarter IV 2.3% 2.3%
00:30 Australia Wage Price Index, q/q Quarter IV 0.6% 0.6%
07:00 Germany Producer Price Index (YoY) January 2.7% 2.2%
07:00 Germany Producer Price Index (MoM) January -0.4% -0.2%
07:00 Eurozone ECB's Peter Praet Speaks    
11:00 United Kingdom CBI industrial order books balance February -1 -3
15:00 Eurozone Consumer Confidence February -7.9 -7.8
19:00 U.S. FOMC meeting minutes    
20:00
DJIA +0.29% 25,957.14 +73.89 Nasdaq +0.47% 7,507.39 +34.98 S&P +0.41% 2,787.07 +11.47
17:01
European stocks closed: FTSE 100 -40.30 7179.17 -0.56% DAX +10.01 11309.21 +0.09% CAC 40 -8.02 5160.52 -0.16%
16:05
Fed’s Mester: Neutral interest rate is 3%

Mester answered questions from the audience and media after her speech in Delaware.


  • Comfortable slowing or ending balance sheet roll-off in 2019
  • If she was making decisions on her own, she would favor slowing reinvestment of the Fed's maturing securities
  • Fed would want to communicate balance sheet plans well in advance
  • Flexible inflation target "works well"

15:14
U.S. homebuilder confidence improves more than expected in February

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) announced its housing market index (HMI) rose four points to 62 in February. That was the highest reading since October 2018.

Economists forecast the HMI to increase to 59.

A reading over 50 indicates more builders view conditions as good than poor.

All three HMI components were higher this month. The current sales measure increased three points to 67 in early February. At the same time, the index charting expectations in the next six months rose five points to 68 and the indicator measuring buyer traffic went up four points to 48.

NAHB Chairman Randy Noel noted: “Ongoing reduction in mortgage rates in recent weeks coupled with continued strength in the job market are helping to fuel builder sentiment. In the aftermath of the fall slowdown, many builders are reporting positive expectations for the spring selling season.”

Meanwhile, NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz said: “Builder confidence levels moved up in tandem with growing consumer confidence and falling interest rates... However, affordability remains a critical issue. Rising costs stemming from excessive regulations, a dearth of buildable lots, a persistent labor shortage and tariffs on lumber and other key building materials continue to make it increasingly difficult to produce housing at affordable price points.”

15:00
U.S.: NAHB Housing Market Index, February 62 (forecast 59)
14:35
U.S. Stocks open: Dow -0.10%, Nasdaq -0.14% S&P -0.20%
14:28
Before the bell: S&P futures -0.33%, NASDAQ futures -0.34%

U.S. stock-index fell moderately on Tuesday, as traders awaited new details to emerge from the latest round of U.S.-China trade negotiations.


Global Stocks:

Index/commodity

Last

Today's Change, points

Today's Change, %

Nikkei

21,302.65

+20.80

+0.10%

Hang Seng

28,228.13

-118.88

-0.42%

Shanghai

2,755.65

+1.29

+0.05%

S&P/ASX

6,106.90

+17.10

+0.28%

FTSE

7,173.03

-46.44

-0.64%

CAC

5,141.08

-27.46

-0.53%

DAX

11,269.94

-29.26

-0.26%

Crude

$55.69


+0.18%

Gold

21,302.65

+20.80

+0.10%

14:07
Fed's Mester: Fed is not far behind or ahead of curve and can gather information on economy before adjusting rate policy

  • A most likely scenario is economic growth will slow this year, job growth will slow, inflation will stay near 2%
  • Fed funds rate may need to move "a bit higher" if the economy performs as she expects
  • Reduction in the balance sheet is likely putting upward pressure on longer-term interest rates

13:45
Wall Street. Stocks before the bell

(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)


ALTRIA GROUP INC.

MO

48.86

0.12(0.25%)

4720

Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ

AMZN

1,603.30

-4.65(-0.29%)

27771

American Express Co

AXP

107.16

-0.22(-0.20%)

4159

Apple Inc.

AAPL

169.6

-0.82(-0.48%)

97694

AT&T Inc

T

30.5

0.03(0.10%)

12596

Boeing Co

BA

417

-0.97(-0.23%)

12477

Caterpillar Inc

CAT

136

-0.20(-0.15%)

6705

Chevron Corp

CVX

119

-0.35(-0.29%)

3496

Cisco Systems Inc

CSCO

49.35

-0.08(-0.16%)

11615

Citigroup Inc., NYSE

C

64

-0.27(-0.42%)

1991

Exxon Mobil Corp

XOM

77.45

-0.26(-0.33%)

6978

Facebook, Inc.

FB

161.74

-0.76(-0.47%)

35662

FedEx Corporation, NYSE

FDX

178.56

-0.74(-0.41%)

1387

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE

FCX

12.62

0.34(2.77%)

60534

General Electric Co

GE

10.07

-0.02(-0.20%)

221360

General Motors Company, NYSE

GM

38.9

-0.19(-0.49%)

25232

Goldman Sachs

GS

197.8

-0.70(-0.35%)

2416

Google Inc.

GOOG

1,110.65

-3.00(-0.27%)

1506

Home Depot Inc

HD

191.7

-0.69(-0.36%)

2671

Intel Corp

INTC

51.41

-0.25(-0.48%)

33640

International Business Machines Co...

IBM

137.95

-0.08(-0.06%)

5411

Johnson & Johnson

JNJ

136

-0.38(-0.28%)

3235

JPMorgan Chase and Co

JPM

105.25

-0.30(-0.28%)

9018

McDonald's Corp

MCD

181.42

1.45(0.81%)

25282

Merck & Co Inc

MRK

79.77

-0.04(-0.05%)

6647

Microsoft Corp

MSFT

107.86

-0.36(-0.33%)

16729

Nike

NKE

85.25

-0.13(-0.15%)

2335

Pfizer Inc

PFE

42.5

0.10(0.24%)

7401

Procter & Gamble Co

PG

98.41

-0.07(-0.07%)

2101

Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ

SBUX

70.61

-0.10(-0.14%)

3538

Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ

TSLA

306.56

-1.32(-0.43%)

27236

The Coca-Cola Co

KO

45.4

0.16(0.35%)

20497

Twitter, Inc., NYSE

TWTR

31.11

-0.12(-0.38%)

42563

UnitedHealth Group Inc

UNH

270

-1.13(-0.42%)

1902

Verizon Communications Inc

VZ

54.98

-0.18(-0.33%)

1983

Visa

V

144.44

-0.47(-0.32%)

6986

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

WMT

102.62

2.63(2.63%)

592402

Walt Disney Co

DIS

112.5

-0.09(-0.08%)

3404

Yandex N.V., NASDAQ

YNDX

32.07

0.60(1.91%)

149976

13:40
Upgrades before the market open

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup; target raised to $16

McDonald's (MCD) upgraded to Overweight from Equal-Weight at Stephens; target raised to $200

13:18
UK Junior business minister Harrington: "Emergency action" would be needed in case of no-deal Brexit, including BoE's stimulus

The UK's junior business minister Richard Harrington said that Britain would have to employ significant measures to support the economy.

"If we do leave with no deal, I do feel in the short term it is government’s role – government, the Bank of England, all the other tools that we have – to take what will be emergency action to deal with a drastic situation. In traditional terms that would mean pumping money into the economy in different ways," he said at a manufacturing conference in London.

"Now I’m not talking about financial tools, but the banks will have to step forward with additional liquidity because of the shock that it will have on the economy."

Harrington, however, noted that he did not believe there would ultimately be a no-deal Brexit as he expected that parliament would take control of the process and prevent it.

13:09
UK PM spokesman: May-Juncker meeting tomorrow is "significant"

According to the UK PM Theresa May's spokesman, James Slack,  

  • May will seek legally-binding changes to backstop in meeting with Juncker, scheduled for tomorrow
  • The government still working on alternative arrangements for the backstop
  • The UK still looking to reopen the withdrawal agreement
  • Ministers have discussed no-deal Brexit planning

12:38
Company News: Wal-Mart (WMT) quarterly earnings beat analysts’ estimate

Wal-Mart (WMT) reported Q4 FY 2019 earnings of $1.41 per share (versus $1.33 in Q4 FY 2018), beating analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.33.

The company’s quarterly revenues amounted to $137.743 bln (+1.9% y/y), generally in line with analysts’ consensus estimate of $137.630 bln.

The company also reaffirmed guidance for FY 2020, projecting EPS down low-single digits from $4.91 (versus analysts’ consensus estimate of $4.71) and net sales growth of at least 3% y/y in constant currency.

WMT rose to $104.83 (+4.84%) in pre-market trading.

12:02
No-deal Brexit would be a significant shock to European economy - ECB's de Guindos

A disorderly Brexit would deliver "a significant shock" to an already weakened European economy, European Central Bank (ECB) vice-president Luis de Guindos told French daily Le Monde.

According to de Guindos, financial companies were well prepared to deal with an orderly Brexit but a no-deal scenario was bound to hurt the Eurozone.

"A disorderly Brexit... would represent a significant macroeconomic shock at a time when the European economy is already weakened," de Guindos said in an interview issued on Tuesday.

Asked about a continuing slowdown in Eurozone inflation, de Guindos struck a sanguine tone.

"Even if energy prices were to fall a little in the coming months, we are confident that inflation will, over the medium term, converge towards our aim of below, but close to, 2 percent," he said.

The ECB's VP added, however, that the bank had the tools to react if necessary, including by pushing back the timing of its first post-crisis interest rate hike, offering more long-term loans to banks, or continuing to reinvest proceeds from its 2.6 trillion euro bond portfolio. But it was in no rush to do so.

"We are currently analyzing the causes of the economic slowdown in Europe, some of which are temporary," he said. "We will not take a decision until we have conducted a thorough analysis."

11:48
European Commission reiterates will not accept time limit to the backstop

“The EU 27 will not reopen the withdrawal agreement. We cannot accept a time limit to the backstop or unilateral exit clause,” the Commission’s spokesman Margaritis Schinas, told a regular news briefing.

11:17
May and Juncker to meet in Brussels tomorrow - Bloomberg

The EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will meet with the U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May in Brussels on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. The meeting is set to take place at 17:30 GMT.

11:11
UK likely to delay Brexit - former EU chief Barroso

The UK is likely to delay Brexit and not leave the European Union (EU) in March, former EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told Sky News on Tuesday. He also added the bloc would likely accept a request to an extension to set the details of withdrawal.

“I think the most likely scenario is not to do that in March of this year. We need more... preparations,” Barroso said when asked when if he thought Brexit would happen as currently scheduled on March 29.

“Even if there was a positive deal now, from a practical point of view, it’s obvious that everything is not ready. So I think the right thing to do is to have some extension, and I believe that if the UK demands an extension of Article 50, European Union countries will naturally accept it."

10:57
WTO trade indicator points to slower trade growth into first quarter of 2019

Trade weakness is likely to extend into the first quarter of 2019, according to the WTO’s latest World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI). The simultaneous decline of several trade-related indicators should put policy makers on guard for a sharper slowdown should the current trade tensions remain unresolved.

The most recent WTOI reading of 96.3 is the weakest since March 2010 and below the baseline value of 100 for the index, signalling below-trend trade expansion into the first quarter. Weakness in the overall index was driven by steep declines in the component indices, which appear to be under pressure from heightened trade tensions. Indices for export orders (95.3), international air freight (96.8), automobile production and sales (92.5), electronic components (88.7) and agricultural raw materials (94.3) have shown the strongest deviations from trend, approaching or surpassing previous lows since the financial crisis. Only the index for container port throughput remained relatively buoyant at 100.3, showing on-trend growth.

10:38
Eurozone Construction Output increased 0.7% in December

Аccording to first estimates from Eurostat, in December 2018 compared with December 2017, production in construction increased by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28.

In December 2018 compared with November 2018, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 0.4% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.9% in the EU28. In November 2018, production in construction grew by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28.

The average production in construction for the year 2018, compared with 2017, increased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU28.

In the euro area in December 2018, compared with November 2018, building construction fell by 0.7%, while civil engineering rose by 0.4%. In the EU28, building construction fell by 1.3%, while civil engineering remained unchanged.

In the euro area in December 2018, compared with December 2017, civil engineering rose by 5.2%, while building construction fell by 0.6%. In the EU28, civil engineering rose by 5.1%, while building construction fell by 0.9%.

10:18
Germany: ZEW Economic Sentiment recorded an increase in February

The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany recorded an increase of 1.6 points in February 2019, and now stands at -13.4 points. Economists had expected a 1.0 points increase. Although the indicator has improved slightly, it is still in negative territory and remains well below the long-term average of 22.4 points. The assessment of the current economic situation in Germany once again decreased considerably in February, with the corresponding indicator falling by 12.6 points to a level of 15.0 points.

The financial market experts’ assessment concerning the economic development of the Eurozone rose by 4.3 points, leaving the corresponding indicator at a level of -16.6 points. By contrast, the assessment of the current economic situation in the Eurozone saw a further significant decrease in February, falling by 8.3 points to a current level of minus 3.0 points compared to the previous month.

The expectations for the short-term interest rates in the Eurozone also recorded a strong decrease. The corresponding indicator dropped by 5.3 points to a level of 6.8 points.

10:02
Eurozone: ZEW Economic Sentiment, February -16.6 (forecast -18.2)
10:00
Eurozone: Construction Output, y/y, December 0.7% (forecast 2.1%)
09:59
Germany: ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment, February -13.4 (forecast -14)
09:44
Unemployment in the UK remained at 4%, as expected

Office for National Statistics said, there were an estimated 32.60 million people in work, 167,000 more than for July to September 2018 and 444,000 more than for a year earlier.

The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was estimated at 75.8%, higher than for a year earlier (75.2%) and the joint-highest since comparable estimates began in 1971.

There were an estimated 844,000 people (not seasonally adjusted) in employment on zero-hours contracts in their main job, 57,000 fewer than for a year earlier.

The unemployment rate (the number of unemployed people as a proportion of all employed and unemployed people) was estimated at 4.0%, it has not been lower since December 1974 to February 1975.

The economic inactivity rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were economically inactive) was estimated at 20.9%, the lowest figure since comparable estimates began in 1971.

Latest estimates show that average weekly earnings for employees in Great Britain in nominal terms (that is, not adjusted for price inflation) increased by 3.4% both excluding and including bonuses compared with a year earlier.

09:30
United Kingdom: ILO Unemployment Rate, December 4% (forecast 4%)
09:30
United Kingdom: Claimant count , January 14.2 (forecast 12.3)
09:30
United Kingdom: Average Earnings, 3m/y , December 3.4% (forecast 3.5%)
09:30
United Kingdom: Average earnings ex bonuses, 3 m/y, December 3.4% (forecast 3.4%)
09:15
The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €16 billion in December

European Central Bank said, the current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €16 billion in December 2018, decreasing by around €7 billion compared with November 2018. Surpluses were recorded for goods (€16 billion), services (€11 billion) and primary income (€3 billion). These were partly offset by a deficit for secondary income (€13 billion).

According to preliminary results for 2018 as a whole, the current account recorded a surplus of €343 billion (3.0% of euro area GDP), compared with one of €362 billion (3.2% of euro area GDP) in 2017. This decrease was due to a lower surplus for goods(down from €340 billion to €289 billion) and a marginally higher deficit for secondary income (up from €146 billion to €147 billion), which were only partly offset by higher surpluses for services (up from €102 billion to €121 billion) and primary income (up from €66 billion to €80 billion).

In the financial account, euro area residents made net acquisitions of foreign portfolio investment securities of €107 billion in 2018 (decreasing from €641 billion in 2017). Non-residents’ net purchases of euro area portfolio investment securities amounted to €38 billion (down from €374 billion in 2017).


09:01
Eurozone: Current account, unadjusted, bln , December 33 (forecast 36.2)
08:39
UK Business Secretary Clark: UK deeply disappointed by Honda's decision to close plant
  • The UK is one of the leaders in the development of these technologies and so it is deeply disappointing that this decision has been taken now

  • This is a devastating decision for Swindon and the UK. This is a commercial decision based on unprecedented changes in the global market.”


Honda said it had informed employees about what it called its “proposal” to close the Swindon plant, at the end of the current model’s production lifecycle, in 2021.

08:33
Junior Brexit minister Callanan: Cannot see Britain taking part in European Parliament elections

  • Britain will leave the European Union on 29 March

  • Have had productive talks with European Union representatives

08:18
Oxford Economics: Global debt has risen to high levels

Global debt is at elevated levels, but isn't high enough to draw comparisons with the 2008 financial crisis just yet.

Risky corporate debt, particularly in the form of leveraged loans, has been on the rise for a number of years, with analysts suggesting the recent build up could be a significant risk to global GDP growth.

Since 2015, world private sector debt has risen by around 15% of world GDP — a level higher than it was prior to the global financial crisis, according to Oxford Economics .

Growing global debt is a major concern for the world economy because recent evidence has indicated that credit booms often end in busts of seismic proportions. A recent study found that of 175 such credit booms a staggering 70% have ended in busts, a worrying sign for the current debt buildup.

In a sample of large economies, up to 60% of GDP is in economies with "risky" corporate debt and up to 30% of GDP is in economies with risky household debt. The boom in emerging market debt is coupled with a rise in increasingly risky debt in Europe and the US.

Oxford Economics' research also suggests that the countries at the highest risk are Hong Kong, China, France, Canada, and Chile.

07:59
White House: New round of U.S.-China trade talks to begin on Tuesday

A new round of talks between the United States and China to resolve their trade war will take place in Washington on Tuesday, the White House said.

The talks follow a round of negotiations that ended in Beijing last week without a deal but which officials said had generated progress on contentious issues between the world’s two largest economies.

The talks are aimed at “achieving needed structural changes in China that affect trade between the United States and China. The two sides will also discuss China’s pledge to purchase a substantial amount of goods and services from the United States,” the White House said in a statement.

07:42
Ifo institute: Germany tops Japan with world's largest current account surplus in 2018

According to data from the Ifo institute, Germany's current account surplus shrank but remained by far the world's largest last year due to strong exports, that is likely to renew criticism of Chancellor Angela Merkel's fiscal policies.

Germany's current account surplus, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments, was the world's largest for the third year running in 2018 at $294 billion, followed by Japan with $173 billion, the Ifo figures showed. Russia came in third with a surplus of $116 billion.

When measured in relation to economic output, Germany's current account surplus shrank for the third year in a row, however, falling to 7.4 percent in 2018 from 7.9 percent the previous year, according to the Ifo figures.

Since 2011, Germany's current account balance has been consistently above the European Commission's indicative threshold of 6 percent of gross domestic product and the surplus reached a record high of 8.9 percent in 2015.

07:25
Switzerland's trade surplus declined in January

According to the report from Federal Statistical Office, after a significant decline in December 2018, exports in January 2019 rose by a seasonally adjusted 1.1 percent (real: +0.6 percent). Thus, the trend in exports since October 2018 shows upwards. As in the previous month, imports rose sharply by 3.4 per cent (in real terms: + 4.8 per cent) to 17.5 billion francs. They reached the level of the middle of last year. The trade surplus reached 1.4 billion francs compared to 1.79 billion francs in December

The export increase in January 2019 was broadly based. The exports of watches (+ 4.2 percent), which at the same time underlined their expansion course registered since October 2018, rose remarkably well. After two weakening months, shipments of machinery and electronics grew by 1.5 percent. Meanwhile, exports of chemical-pharmaceutical products increased by 0.7 percent, but only thanks to higher exports in the immunological products division (+ 259 million Swiss francs). Overall, the industry has been in an upward trend since October 2018. Exports of precision instruments continued their leisurely but steady growth trajectory for the fourth month in a row at + 0.4%.

The largest share of Import plus was based on the three divisions: bijouterie and jewelery (+ 174 million Swiss francs, under "Other product group"), chemical-pharmaceutical products (+ 153 million Swiss francs) and machinery and electronics (+ 130 million Swiss francs). However, the Chemicals / Pharmaceuticals sector has experienced a very volatile development in the past twelve months, with the level in January 2019 coming below the record level of a year before. Imports of vehicles also showed a very volatile development over the same period.

07:10
Germany's Economy Minister Altmaier: EU's Juncker and Trump agreed that no unilateral tariff measure will be taken as long as negotiations ongoing

  • I am convinced that Trump will listen to his advisers in the end

  • most difficult part in EU-U.S. trade talks is yet to come

  • car tariffs have developed over time, in some cases they favour U.S., in some they favour Europe, which is why we want to reduce them all

  • we believe that the argument of national security for tariffs is not sustainable

07:02
Switzerland: Trade Balance, January 1.39
06:58
Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda: BOJ policy does not have currency manipulation as its target

  • Fed has been giving slightly more cautious comments

  • expect that's a reflection of US prices, China slow down

  • must carefully watch impact of Fed policy on markets, global economy

  • will mull easing policy further if FX moves hurt economy, prices and threaten achievement of price goal

  • various steps available if BOJ needs to ease more but must balance benefits, costs of steps

  • if BOJ were to ease further, it must take into account impact of such move on market function, financial intermediation

06:15
Options levels on tuesday, February 19, 2019 EURUSD GBPUSD

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1437 (4724)

$1.1407 (1297)

$1.1382 (1222)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1294

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1240 (5376)

$1.1208 (6013)

$1.1172 (3820)


Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options and PUT options with the expiration date March, 8 is 100930 contracts (according to data from February, 15) with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1700 (6265);


GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3079 (4068)

$1.3024 (854)

$1.2967 (403)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2899

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2826 (753)

$1.2781 (1276)

$1.2753 (1374)


Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date March, 8 is 42802 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3000 (4068);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date March, 8 is 29918 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2700 (1933);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.70 versus 0.70 from the previous trading day according to data from February, 15

* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

02:30
Commodities. Daily history for Monday, February 18, 2019
Raw materials Closed Change, %
Brent 66.48 0.29
WTI 56.34 0.37
Silver 15.78 0.19
Gold 1326.029 0.39
Palladium 1452.79 1.47
00:30
Stocks. Daily history for Monday, February 18, 2019
Index Change, points Closed Change, %
NIKKEI 225 381.22 21281.85 1.82
Hang Seng 446.17 28347.01 1.6
KOSPI 14.8 2210.89 0.67
ASX 200 23.7 6089.8 0.39
FTSE 100 -17.21 7219.47 -0.24
DAX -0.6 11299.2 -0.01
00:15
Currencies. Daily history for Monday, February 18, 2019
Pare Closed Change, %
AUDUSD 0.71286 -0.13
EURJPY 125.07 0.27
EURUSD 1.13084 0.1
GBPJPY 142.908 0.38
GBPUSD 1.29216 0.21
NZDUSD 0.6847 -0.21
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