Stock market: Thursday results. [E]

Closing:
Nikkei -202.54 (-1.3%) 15,321.40
FTSE 100 +63.30 (+1.1%) 5890.00
DOW +73.48 (+0.66%) 11225.30
NASDAQ +1.75 (+0.08%) 2155.09
S&P +3.17 (+0.25%) 1274.08
10YR 99 17/32 +9/32 5.18%

Japan stock market closed on Thursday with losses after manufacturing orders and record oil prices amplified expectations of further U.S interest rates gains. Companies-exporters shares were losers, including Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Matsushita stocks fell 1.5%, Toyota Motor Corp. тАУ 0.8%, Advantest Corp. 2.2%.
Aiful shares dropped 4.6%; Aeon Credit Service Co. тАУ 4.4%.
Mitsubishi Estate Co. stocks were the biggest loser declined 2%, among real estate companies. Mitsui Fudosan Co. shares took off 1.6%; Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. - 2.4%.

EU indexes renewed its gain on speculations regionsтАЩ economy can stand higher interest rates.
HSBC Holdings Plc (+2%) and BNP Paribas SA (+1.4%) were gainers of bank sector.
BHP Billiton (+2.2%) and Antofagasta Plc (+2.4%) shares were in demand on a background of oil and cooper increase. SAP AG (+2.1%) stocks boosted after Merrill Lynch & Co upgraded company.
Deutsche Boerse AG shares increased 2.2%.
Main events were ECB and BOE MPC meetings. As expected, both central banks maintained interest rates unchanged.

Wall Street closed higher after the falling early.
Before the bell US Labor Department highlighted traditional Jobless Claims report. According to the report, data drop to 313,000 from 315,000.
After the trades started Service ISM was published. June data declined to 57.0 m/m from 60.1 in prior month.
Corporate news: Openwave Systems informed Q4 loss forecasts in 13014 c. per share breaking analytics positive expectations.
Merill Lynch downgraded Kraft Foods shares to "neutral" from "buy."
Wal-Mart gained after highlighted June sales lift on 1.2%.
Costco June sales lifted on 6%. But Pier 1 sales reduced on 18.4%.
Oil exceeded psychology important mark $75 per barrel.
Trade volumes: NYSE 1.20 bln. shares; Nasdaq - 1.38 bln.