Stock market: Thursday results.[E]

Closing:

Nikkei +235.04 (+1.58%) 15151.15

FTSE 100 +112.90 (+2%) 5791.50

DOW +215.16 (+1.96%) 11188.72

NASDAQ +57.67 (+2.73%) 2169.51

S&P 500 +26.10 (+2.09%) 1272.10

10YR 99 13/32 +11/32 5.2%

Japan stock markets showed maximum weekly gains on speculations exporters can keep the tendency of expanding corporate profits on higher interest rates in the USA.

Canon Inc. (+2.6%) headed.

Banking strengthened after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (+2.6 %) message that it tries to get a license for carrying out operations in the USA as the Wall Street journal published. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. also added 1.7 %, and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. +1.4 %. Metals and oil boost led to Materials winning pace: Inpex Holdings Inc. (+3.5 %).

European stock indexes strengthen to a three-weeks high on speculations corporate income and economy expansion besides high rates yesterday. Bayer AG (+3.2%) looked attractive for investors as ING Groep NV analytics lifted the pharmaceutical company rating.

European Aeronautic, Defence & Space Co. (+2.5%) gained after a message signed on a 37 airplanes delivery. Metals added due to BHP Billiton (+4.9%) and Rio Tinto Group (+4.1%) gains.

BP Plc (+1.4%) and Total SA (+1.4%) strengthened as oil rose above $73.

Wall Street closed Thursday with a huge gains on a less hawkish FOMC statement. Fed boosted itтs key rate yesterday eve to 5.25% as it was expected earlier and emphasized that the Central Bank further steps will depend mainly on economy figures. They also added inflation pressure in US remains contained thus left a question of further rates hike opened.

Before a bell the Commerce Department published final U.S.GDP growth in Q1. Figures testified economic growth is 5.6%, that higher than preliminary estimations in 5.3%. However, it coincides with analysis forecasts.

Corporate front: Standard Poor's rating agency cut credit rating of Ford Motor to junk bond level. However, Ford's Chairman and CEO Bill Ford in interview to Wall Street Journal, rejected possible bankruptcy.

Trade volumes: NYSE 1.55 bln. shrs; Nasdaq 1.79 bln.