meanwhile IHSG is having the worst month, tetangga posted best week, skg eropa malah yg posted best month.. bikin sirik aja...
European shares post best monthly gain in 4-1/2 yrs LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - European shares rose on Wednesday, boosted by data that suggested the U.S. economy may be stabilising and bullish updates from the likes of Siemens (SIEGn.DE: Quote<http://www.reuters.com/stocks/quote?symbol=SIEGn.DE>, Profile <http://www.reuters.com/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=SIEGn.DE>, Research <http://www.reuters.com/stocks/researchReports?symbol=SIEGn.DE>) and Novo Nordisk (NOVOb.CO: Quote<http://www.reuters.com/stocks/quote?symbol=NOVOb.CO>, Profile <http://www.reuters.com/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=NOVOb.CO>, Research <http://www.reuters.com/stocks/researchReports?symbol=NOVOb.CO>). Siemens, Europe's biggest engineer, rose 3 percent and was a key market driver after Chief Executive Peter Loescher said he was guardedly optimistic about the second half of 2008. Novo Nordisk helped buoy the pharmaceutical sector after the Danish company beat expectations for quarterly operating profit and sales, lifting its shares by 5.6 percent. Acting as a slight drag on the broader market was a 5.9 percent drop in shares of British energy company BG Group (BG.L: Quote<http://www.reuters.com/stocks/quote?symbol=BG.L>, Profile <http://www.reuters.com/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=BG.L>, Research<http://www.reuters.com/stocks/researchReports?symbol=BG.L>), which unveiled a bid for an Australian rival that some analysts viewed as too pricey. A stream of U.S. data that showed above-forecast first-quarter growth and private sector employment for April, along with a monthly regional business activity index that beat expectations, all helped to lift European markets. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed up 0.7 percent at 1,337.68 points. The index has risen 6 percent in April, making this its best monthly performance since October 2003 and putting it on course for its first quarterly gain since the second quarter of 2007. "In the medium-term, I think rallies are sustainable because equities are decent value for the economic outlook I've got, which is a troublesome three to six months from now, but...by 2009 economies should be getting better," said Andrew Bell, a European equity strategist at Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management.
