The quarterly results season in full swing

US economic figures had better effect Friday on European indices as those transatlantic. The Bell, they were in the red. The Dow Jones index thus assigned 0.27, to 11.986,04 points, the Standard & Poor's 500, meanwhile, 0.22, to 1.364,30 points, while the electronic market Nasdaq conceded 0.14, to 2.330,79 points. Performance in the image of what was their week. Wall Street went down abandoned and consecutive 5 sessions 0.86 on the week. With only three days negative, the S & P 500 has lost 0.95 and the Nasdaq 0.84. Difficult to understand the behaviour of operators. Initially, they were concerned about a more pronounced slowdown in us growth, that only a lower rates in the first half of 2007 may stop. Friday, it was the fear of a rates rise prevailing after the publication of a good employment report. Indeed, in October, the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.4, its best score since more than five years. In contrast, only 1.121.775 jobs have been created, less than expected, but the figures for the previous months have been revised significantly upward. This adds an index ISM of the directors of purchases in the services sector, much stronger than expected. In October, he jumped from 52.9 to 57.1; analysts had relied on 54.5.

British Airways weighs on London

In this context and with an oil which has been upward Ortega, American investors know more where giving head, especially in a political context marked by the mid-term elections, tomorrow. On the front of the values, Electronic Arts made Friday the good operation of the day. With superior results expectations and encouraging forecasts for the end of the year, the software video games editor saw its course fly 11.77. Effect reverse to Whole Foods, whose title collapsed 23,05. If the Texas distribution of organic products group has succeeded its quarterly profits triple, he unfortunately added that he anticipated lower growth for the next fiscal year. In the computer Department, the official announcement of their partnership in

the interoperability of their systems not had major impact on the course of Microsoft, creator of Windows, and Novell, Linux distributor. They were one and the other lost ground, respectively 0.14, and 2.21. In the end, Novell is doing the best. The previous day, its course had climbed 15.67; the information was filtered in the press.

In Europe, major indices benefited from us statistics out of negative territory they had occupied a major part of the session. Only two scholarships remained. In Stockholm, including the 30 OMX has dwindled by 0.01, to 1.084,86 points, and London, whose index Futsee backed by 0.02, to 6.148,10 points. The British index made the cost of the setbacks of British Airways ( 3.39), which reviewed declining prospects of results, and Rexam ( 4.42), which lags behind in the manufacture of new packaging of makeup that will be costly. German, the DAX index won 0.29, to 6.241,15 points. The quarterly results season in full swing. Commerzbank has been the star Friday. Despite a decline in profit because of provisions, the Bank is desired is reassuring on its restructuring and confirmed its annual forecast. The course took 4.81.

Earlier in the morning, Asian exchanges had progressed. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng took 0.19, to 18.749,69 points. On the other hand, Tokyo was closed.