The US market was trading higher, with indexes trying to reach a series of 5 consecutive days in positive territory. Attentions have been focused on macroeconomic indicators. Yesterday the data on inflation were announced and today the number of weekly applications for unemployment benefit has been published, which increased from 7,000 of the lows of the last 45 years to 230,000. In the business field, Cisco Systems was advancing more than 3% after having reported results higher than the estimates. For the first time in more than two years, the company has seen an annual increase in revenues.