European Markets:
FOMC meeting DAY
EU markets traded higher to open the trading week on a positive note. The EUSXX600 closed the day up 0.75%. All major sectors other than Basic resources closed in the green led by Retail and Industrials stocks. UK construction at 9:30 am, then OIL inventories at 3:30 pm and the FOMC meeting at 7 pm are the important news on the agenda Wednesday.
Earnings on the agenda Wednesday morning: Osram.de, DLPH.uk, Criteo.fr.
| Markets | DAX | CAC40 | FTSE |
| 2.5.2017 | 0.56% | 0.7% | 0.64% |
| 3 Months | 27.68% | 30.08% | 26.89% |
| 1 Year | 12.64% | 10.74% | 11.88% |
MARKET MOVERS
| SG.fr | 2.16% | Dpost.de | -2.5% |
| Safran.fr | 1.74% | Bayer.de | -2.33% |
| BNP Paribas.fr | 1.53% | Fresnillo.uk | -2.82% |
| AXA.fr | 1.65% | Antofagasta.uk | -3.52% |
| Intertek.uk | 3.3% |
Forex & Commodities markets
FX markets traded mostly sideways Tuesday ahead of the FOMC meeting tonight. OIL was the only mover in the markets dropping more than 2.5% ahead of the Inventories number today, after a US report showing a drop in US stocks. UK construction at 9:30 am, then OIL inventories at 3:30 pm and the FOMC meeting at 7 pm are the important news on the agenda Wednesday.
| Market | GBPUSD | USDJPY | EURJPY | EURUSD | GOLD | OIL |
| 2.5.2017 | 0.33% | 0.15% | 0.41% | 0.23% | 0.1% | -2.76% |
| USDCHF | AUDUSD | AUDJPY | USDCAD | Silver | PLT | |
| -0.4% | 0.07% | 0.2% | 0.34% | -0.1% | -0.65% |
Swing trades follow up –
| Asset | Entry price | Position | Open profit | Date triggered | Stop loss | Remarks today |
| HSBC.uk | 6.25 | 700 | 117 | 20/4 | 5.95 | |
| EURCHF | 0850 | 0.7 | 73 | 26/4 | 0875 | |
| OIL | 49.5 | 0.6 | 804 | 28/4 | 49.51 | SL changed |
| EURGBP | 8441 | 1 | -224 | 28/4 | 8423 | Stopped out |
| GOLD | 1253 | 25 | -47 | 2/5 | 1257 | New position |
| Agrekko.uk | 10.7 | 400 | 977 | 3/8 | 9.41 | |
| JPN225 | 19523 | 100 | 1153 | 3/3 | 19684 | |
| DAX | 12481 | 3 | -120 | 24/4 | 12540 | |
| OPEN PROFIT | 2752$ |