Stock market: Monday results. [E]

Closing:
Nikkei -55.08, (0.30%) 15,915.68.

Japan stock market lost on Monday.
Technological and retail sectors have constrained market strengthening which has been noted in first half of day. April’s report for the first time for three months has testified falling volumes of retails.
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. were the leaders among exporters.
Toyota added 1.2%, and Nissan - 1.5%.
Steel manufacturers such as Nippon Steel Corp. flied up after merge between Arcelor SA and Severstal. This led to speculations Japanese manufacturers can raise up their dividends to preserve from possible attempts of merge.

European stock exchange was also in red zone.
Total shares lost 1.06 %. Insurance and car sectors were also full of sales. Michelin dropped on 1.7%. The CEO of the company Edward Mishlen died on Friday as a result of accident. Shares E.ON AG and Societe Generale SA. were under speculation ECB will raise it’s benchmark rate and led to drops.
Steel manufacturers shares have grown after a message of merge between Severstal and Arcelor.
Arcelor added 1,39% after negotiations on a merge with Northsteel and forming as a result of merge between Ascelor and Northsteel will be created the largest steel producer in the world with an annual turnover of 46 bln. euro and manufacture at a level of 70 mln. tons.
Unilever shares flied up on 0.7%. As The Business highlights Unilever can receive the joint offer from five investment groups, including Capvest Ltd. And Blackstone Capital Partners LP, about purchase of segment manufacturing the frozen products, which cost is estimated in 1 bln. sterling ($1.9 billion).

On Monday USA and G.B. stock markets were closed for celebration: Memorial Day and Spring Bank Holiday.