Stock market: Wednesday results.[E]

Closing:
Nikkei - 224.50 (-1.45%) 15249.32
FTSE 100 +3.30 (+0.1%) 5860.60
DOW -121.59 (-1.09%) 11013.18
NASDAQ -38.62 (-1.81%) 2090.24
S&P -13.92 (-1.09%) 1258.60
10YR 100 4/32 -1/32 5.1%

Japan stock markets closed with losses amid raising fears around
geopolitical intensity and BOJ rates hike uncertainty. Export-oriented
companies such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Canon Inc leaded stock falling pace.
Energy extracting company Chubu Electric Power Co. felt to uotsiders
after annual earnings report missed forecasts because of one nuclear
reactors closing.
Toyota was off 1.3%; Canon -1.4%; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
-2.3%.
Chubu Electric lost 4.3%. The third largest Japan company developing
the electric power, has lowered the annual forecast on profit after
closing one of it's nuclear reactors on June, 15th, that urged company to
use more dear oil and gas.
Hitachi Ltd. dropped 4.3%. Publisher Nihon Keizai informed that Chubu
Electric reactor closing was made by Hitachi.

EU stock indexes closed in black on BHP Billiton, Stora Enso Oyj and
Mittal Steel Co. gains. ASML Holding NV lifted after Applied Materials
Inc. declared that microchips equipment demand can exceed expectations.
BHP grew on 2.2 %; Rio Tinto + 0.9 %.
The gold and copper reached 6-week peaks.
The world largest steel producer Mittal firmed 6.9%.
The largest cellulose-paper company Stora added 3 % after Deutsche Bank
AG upgraded it's rating to buy' from sell."

Wall Street closed in red mainly due Nasdaq losses which suffered the
most yesterday.
Before the bell the Commerce Department highlighted May data on U.S.
Int. Trade. The deficit widened to $63.8 bln. against 63.4 bln. in April.
Analysts predicted deficit growth approximately to $64.6 bln. More wide
shortfall means country necessity in USD to convert in other currencies
to pay for import. Structural problems were main reasons of USD drop in
2004.
US oil inventories decline led prices leap to $75.
Corporate news: EU Commission announced a $357 million fine against
Microsoft for not sharing information with rivals to help them develop
software that works with the Windows operating system. Monster Worldwide
announced on Wednesday that it may need to restate
results for 2005 and prior years because of problems with its past
options-granting practices. Biotech firm Genentech reported a 79% increase
profit in Q2, exceeded forecasts of analysts. But the earnings missed
analysts' forecasts, and shares fell. The U.S. Army will continue its
multi-billion dollar contract with Halliburton as the Washington Post
informed yesterday.
Subsidiary Consumers Energy will sell it's factory Palisades Nuclear
Plant which capacity makes 798 MGv in South Haven, (Michigan), to CMS
Energy Corporation for $380 mln.
Infosys Technologies Ltd highlighted Q profits 50% and also raised an
annual profit forecast.
Trade volumes: NYSE - 1.48. bln; Nasdaq - 1.81 bln.