{"id":50973,"date":"2014-05-15T08:15:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=50973"},"modified":"2014-05-15T08:21:27","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T12:21:27","slug":"stocks-market-report-15th-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2014\/05\/15\/stocks-market-report-15th-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Market Report 15th May"},"content":{"rendered":"

By HY Markets Forex Blog<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

Stocks – \u00a0Europe<\/span><\/h2>\n

In Europe, the equities market climbed on Thursday as investors await a string of economic reports including the eurozone\u2019s first-quarter GDP report and inflation results for April.<\/p>\n

The European Euro Stoxx 50 gained 0.26% to 3,218.79 at the time of writing, while the German DAX added 0.41% to 9,794.18. At the same time the French CAC 40 climbed 0.11% trading at 4,506.23, while the UK benchmark FTSE 100 rose 0.18% to 6,891.01.<\/span><\/p>\n

GDP Reports<\/span><\/h2>\n

Traders will be focusing on the release of GDP reports from the eurozone , while the GDP in Germany showed that the nation\u2019s economy expanded by 2.5% in the first quarter on an annual basis, up from the previous figure of 1.3% seen in the previous quarter, reports from the Federal Statistical Office showed.<\/p>\n

In France, the gross domestic product (GDP) for the country\u2019s first quarter over the year grew by 0.8%, according to \u00a0official data from the National Institute of Statistics.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s first quarter GDP over the year is forecasted to show a drop of 0.1%, while a rise of 0.2% on a quarterly basis is expected to be seen.<\/p>\n

The eurozone is expected to have expanded by 1.1% year-on-year and 0.4% quarter-on-quarter, according to market analysts.<\/p>\n

Another major economic report in the spotlight is the consumer-price inflation rate for the eurozone, with forecasts of 0.7% on an annual basis in April.<\/p>\n

Stocks – Asia<\/span><\/h2>\n

Stocks in Asia were seen trading lower on Thursday, with the stronger yen dragging stocks lower.<\/p>\n

The Japanese benchmark Nikkei 225 index dived 0.75% lower closing the session at 14,298.21 points, while Tokyo\u2019s Topix index fell 0.69% lower, ending at 1,175.02.<\/p>\n

The yen strengthened \u00a5101.8 against the greenback on Thursday, dragging the Japanese carmakers, Honda Motor Company Ltd. Lower by 2%, while Toyota lost 1.5%.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.5% in the last quarter, surpassing analysts\u2019 forecast of a rise by 1%, data from the Cabinet Office showed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng index advanced 0.3% trading at 22,649.91 points, while the mainland Chinese Shanghai Composite lost 0.74% to 2,032.79 points.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s largest internet-provider, Tencent reported a profit of 6.46 billion yuan in the first quarter on Thursday.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s benchmark Kospi index retreated 0.03% to 2,010.20 points, while the Australia\u2019s S&P\/ASX 200 index edged 0.14% higher closing at 5,504.00 points.<\/p>\n

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By HY Markets Forex Blog Stocks – \u00a0Europe In Europe, the equities market climbed on Thursday as investors await a string of economic reports including the eurozone\u2019s first-quarter GDP report and inflation results for April. The European Euro Stoxx 50 gained 0.26% to 3,218.79 at the time of writing, while the German DAX added 0.41% … <\/p>\n

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