OREANDA-NEWS. On 14 July 2009 UFC Capital announced daily market expectations:

USA has demonstrated declining deficit of its foreign trade balance. The negative balance of the US foreign trade this May reduced 9.8% vs. April 2009 – to USD 26 bn., being the maximum low since November 1999. This May, the exports surged 1.6% – to USD 123.3 bn, while the imports fell 0.6% – to USD 149.3 bn. We must say that the negative balance of its trade operations with China this May boosted to USD 17.5 bn as compared with USD 16.8 bn. in the preceding month. Meanwhile, the US trade balance deficit with Canada, Mexico, Japan and the EU has gone down.

Import prices have surged in the US. This June, the imported goods prices in the USA increased 3.2% vs. the previous month. If compare to the last June, the import prices fell 17.4%. This June the imports cost less fuel climbed 0.2% as compared with this May. The imported means of production cost lost 0.1%, while the consumer goods prices (less autos) added 0.1%.

No visible change on Ukrainian stock exchanges. June 10, on PFTS SE 28 deals were made with the shares of Ukrainian companies for the total of UAH 2.4 mn. This time the leaders became the shares of Centerenergo (CEEN) – UAH 517 thousand. Meanwhile, 139 deals were registered on Ukrainska SE for the total of UAH 4.1 mn. That day the most liquid were the shares of Ukrnafta (UNAF) – 38 deals.