Index Ksetra the Frankfurt Stock Exchange DAX (Xetra DAX) rose 33.57 points (0.57%) and at the level of 5909.54. Index of the London Stock Exchange Futsi 100 (FTSE 100) rose by 42.12 points (0.77%) and at the level of 5497.49. The March futures on the index S & Pi 500 (SP 500) on Globex (Globex) rose by 2.8 points and is 1135.1.

The euro /dollar established in the European session in a narrow range between levels 1.4364 and 1.4391. On the one hand, support for the euro against the dollar has a growth rate pound /dollar, as well as increased rates of gold, the Australian and New Zealand dollars.

support of, the riskier instruments has expectation, in particular, the positive data in China, which will be published this week.

On the other hand, the euro continues to pressure from investors due to concerns about the situation with the budget deficit in Greece.

pound /dollar rose today to the level of 1.6375. The euro /pound fell to 0.8780 marks. Support for the pound have recent data that showed an increase in house prices in the UK, as well as increasing demand for pounds before the expected purchases by foreign companies of British companies.

price of oil in the mode of electronic trading in New York rose by 0.56 dollar to the level of 78.56 dollars per barrel.

It should be noted that the volume of trading in the forex market are low. It is associated with long weekends in the United States.

Today in the U.S. a day off, resulting in financial market in the country will be closed.

This week, investors" attention will be directed to the publication of financial statements of major American companies for the fourth quarter of 2009, in particular, banks Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs. These data could have a noticeable effect on the behavior of U.S. stock indices.

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