Stock market: Thursday results.[E]

Closing:
Nikkei +161.20 (+1.1%) 14,470.76
FTSE 100 +112.5 (+2,00%) 5619.30
DOW +182.74 (+1.69%) 10,999.66
NASDAQ +55.74 (+2.67%) 2,141.74
S&P500 +24.98 (+2.03%) 1,255.02
10YR -10/32 100 6/32 Yield: 5.1%

Japan stock market continued set to gains on Thursday.
Investors expect global economy expand preservation will weaken consequences of lending costs hike and elevate corporate profits. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. leaded banking after Merrill Lynch & Co. reconciled in pluses the estimations of the given sector for more investments-attractive now after recent drop.
The semi-conductor sector strengthen after Goldman, Sachs & Co. rose Intel Corp. rating and market further demand hike in this sphere.

European stock markets followed Japan tendency and compensated recent losses. Anglo American Plc and ING Groep NV headed the list of leaders.
The consortium headed by investment bank Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has increased the offer for purchase Associated British Ports after the message, that competitors can make the offer to company.
DAX added 2.2%, CAC 40 added 2.4%, and FTSE 100 + 2%.
Extracting sector showed rather gains after gold(2.4%) and copper(5.3%) hike in London.
BHP Billiton, the world extracting giant, jumped 7.2%, and Rio Tinto Group, on 6.3%.
Anglo American lifted on 7.1% after Merrill Lynch & Co. rose rating emphasizing Anglo American shares underweight taking in account recent forecast on its profits..

Wall Street main indexes sharply lifted.
Main indexes opened with increase.
All major 10 economic sectors in recent time consolidate in a positive area. Energy and materials have a leading positions, because falling of USD rate caused investors interest to goods denominated in dollars, such as oil and gold. Financial sector also supports the wide market owning to record quarter results Bear Stearns.
Technological sector, which from the beginning of year, suffered more than others (-8.6%), now involves buyers also. Serious growth is in its semiconductor segment.
Industrials sector has an additional impulse for growth after confirmation Caterpillar forecast for FY06 and companys decision to raise a level of dividends.
The industrial sector received an additional impulse for growth after Caterpillar underpinned the forecast on FY06 and the companys decisions to raise dividends.
The main indexes renewed growth after the Fed President Ben Bernanke scheduled, that despite of negative influence of high oil prices the economy remains in shape and continues expand.
Words, that " in the long-term period energy carriers gains most likely will be controllable ", also supported indexes on their rally.
Indexes closed day near session lows.
Trades volumes: NYSE 1.50 bln. shrs; Nasdaq - 1.79 bln.