In the course of the previous week, the dynamics of the leading trading platforms across the world was uneven. In the end, bears won; however, April turned out to be rather successful for the stock market. 

Investors expected the results of the US Federal Reserve System (FRS) meeting that took place on 28-29 April. At this meeting, the American central bank kept the federal funds rate in the targeted range from zero to 0.25% per annum. This decision was consistent with estimates of economists.

Financial markets survey 05.05.2015