A record day for US indices

The S&P 500 is about to reach its longest winning series in four years. This is due to the growth of the economy not only in the US but also globally, as well as the positive expectations of investors for the companies' third-quarter reports.
The European indices also ended mainly on green territory, with the exception of the German DAX 30 closing with a minimum decrease of -0.02% to a level of 12968.05 points.
FTSE 100 added +0.54% closing at 7507.99 points, while the French CAC 40 closed at 5379.21 points, adding +0.30% to its value.
On Thursday, US main indices recorded new historic tops, as well as good economic data, where weekly unemployment claims fell by 12,000 to 160,000. The US trade deficit shrank by 2.7 percent to $42.4 billion dollar in August and factory orders rose by 1.2% in August.
Dow Jones Industrial Average also recorded a record high of 22775.39 points, adding +0.50% to its value, and the Nasdaq Composite finished at 6585.36 points or a daily gain of +0.78%.

The decline in European indices continues

European stock exchanges continue to decline. The DAX30 closed the session at 12,672.49 points, with a loss of 0.14%. Fresenius Medical Care KGAA (-1.31%), Volkswagen AG (-1.30%) and Bayer AG (-0.97%) dropped the most.
The French index CAC40 almost remained unchanged, but closing 3.69 points lower (or by 0.07%) ranked it among the losing markets for the day and further confirmed the negative European trend. Sanofi SA with -1.99% has the worst performance.
FTSE 100 did not lag behind the continental trend in Europe and ended the day with a loss of 0.62% (closing at 7478.62). The British market will be in the focus of attention in the coming days because of parliamentary elections in the country.

Earlier UK elections put FTSE 100 under pressure

Investors have remained in a standstill against the backdrop of Britain's upcoming parliamentary elections and the upcoming presidential vote in France.
The FTSE 100 wiped out its growth from the beginning of the year, closing at 7,114.36 on Wednesday, losing even more -0.46% of its value, and the International Monetary Fund warned that the unpredictable Brexit result puts risks to global financial stability at a time, in which it is already facing challenges from heavily indebted US corporations, the credit bubble in China and the weak European banks.

Donald Trump stopped the rise of markets

This week began with sales on both sides of the Atlantic amid decree signed by President Donald Trump, who imposed a ban on entry into the United States of refugees coming from seven mainly Muslim countries.
The German Dax 30 fell by 1.12% closing at 11 681.89 points. The top three losers in the index were Thyssenkrupp AG with a daily decline of 3.61%, followed by RWE AG ST and Deutsche Bank AG respectively with 3.34% and 2.97%.
UniCredit announced today that it will not meet the requirements of the European Central Bank in 2016 and the company's shares fell by more than 5.4 percent.
FTSE100 also recorded a decline of 0.92%, and ended the daily trading at a level of 7 118.48 points.
CAC40 closed at 4784.64 points wiping new 1.14% of its value.
Overseas situation was similar, as Dow Jones closed at red territory lowering its value by 0.61%, closing at 19971.13 points.
US data showed growth in personal income in December by 0.3% MoM, which was below expectations of 0.4%.
The broader index SP500 fell by 0.60%, closing the day at 2 280.25 points.
Nasdaq Composite dropped by 0.83% and closed the session at 5 613.71 points.