🔼 Indices jump as Russia express willingness for talks with Ukraine
Global equity markets have been in a recovery mode since Thursday evening when the United States announced a package of sanctions on Russia that was less severe than feared. European stock market indices were recovering throughout the session today and got another lift in the early afternoon on positive headlines coming from the Russian state media, RIA. According to the RIA report, Putin is willing to send a delegation of Defense Ministry and Foreign Affairs Ministry officials to Minsk for talks with Ukraine. While this may seem to be a positive at first glance, it should be noted that Minsk is not a neutral territory for Ukraine as it hosted Russian troops as they prepared for invasion. Moreover, Russia insists that demilitarization of Ukraine is a condition to end military operations on its territory. So far, Ukraine is unwilling to talk about demilitarization but Ukraine President Zelensky said that talks on Ukraine neutral status (not NATO member) can be held. Nevertheless, markets are cheering with European indices and US index futures jumping 0.8-1.0% on these headlines.
DE30 jumped on reports saying that Russia is willing to hold talks with Ukraine in Minsk. Index broke above the 50-hour moving average and is testing the 14,400 pts resistance zone. Source: xStation5
Start investing today or test a free demo
Create account Try a demo Download mobile app Download mobile appThe content of this report has been created by XTB S.A., with its registered office in Warsaw, at Prosta 67, 00-838 Warsaw, Poland, (KRS number 0000217580) and supervised by Polish Supervision Authority ( No. DDM-M-4021-57-1/2005). This material is a marketing communication within the meaning of Art. 24 (3) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (MiFID II). Marketing communication is not an investment recommendation or information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/958 of 9 March 2016 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the technical arrangements for objective presentation of investment recommendations or other information recommending or suggesting an investment strategy and for disclosure of particular interests or indications of conflicts of interest or any other advice, including in the area of investment advisory, within the meaning of the Trading in Financial Instruments Act of 29 July 2005 (i.e. Journal of Laws 2019, item 875, as amended). The marketing communication is prepared with the highest diligence, objectivity, presents the facts known to the author on the date of preparation and is devoid of any evaluation elements. The marketing communication is prepared without considering the client’s needs, his individual financial situation and does not present any investment strategy in any way. The marketing communication does not constitute an offer of sale, offering, subscription, invitation to purchase, advertisement or promotion of any financial instruments. XTB S.A. is not liable for any client’s actions or omissions, in particular for the acquisition or disposal of financial instruments, undertaken on the basis of the information contained in this marketing communication. In the event that the marketing communication contains any information about any results regarding the financial instruments indicated therein, these do not constitute any guarantee or forecast regarding the future results.
