Stock market. Thursday results [E]

Closing:
Nikkei -151.37 (-0.99%) 15097.95
FTSE 100 -95.60 (-1.6%) 5765.00
DOW -166.09 (-1.51%) 10847.09
NASDAQ -36.13 (-1.73%) 2054.11
S&P -16.47 (-1.31%) 1224.13
10YR 100 11/32 +6/32 5.07%

On Thursday Japan stock market fell, as investors worried about geopolitical situation and economic data. Japanese indexes dropped for the third straight session. Losers are technological companies, including Canon Inc. (-1.9%) after brokerages lowered Dell and Apple Computer Inc. Drugmakers shares, including Astellas Pharma Inc. (+2.1%), rose as sector showed steady growth of earnings. Retail sector slumped, including Seven & I Holdings Inc. (-2.1%), after Credit Suisse Group downgraded sector to ``market weight'' from ``overweight.''
Raw companies, including Inpex Holdings Inc. (+5%), showed raw materials gain.
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. stocks lost 3.1%; Sony Corp. - 1.2%.

Thursday was the worst day for EU indexes in month. It was caused by record gain of oil and disappointment quarterly report SAP AG (-6.2%). Fears on escalation of the conflict in the Middle East also put pressure on the market.
Nokia Oyj (-2.8%) stocks fell after Deutsche Bank AG declared companys sales can reduce. EMI Group Plc (-9.2%) shares declined on fears of EUs refusal of two music companies. Aviva Plc (-3.2%) dropped after it agreed to buy U.S competitor. Emap Plc (-15%) stocks slumped after announcement sales can decrease.

Wall Street fell on Thursday in a light of oil prices hike, increase of geopolitical anxieties and pessimistic start of quarter reporting put pressure on the market.
Oil reached historical record $77 per barrel after weak report of U.S. Energy Department about oil stockpiles on Wednesday. Fears about possible deliveries faults increased because irresolution of Irans nuclear program and violence between, Israel and Lebanon. It put an additional pressure. Besides, announcements about explosions in Nigeria supported speculative demand, the worldтАЩs 8 oil exporter.
Before the opening bell Labor Department published Jobless Claims. According the report it rose 19K to 332K last week.
Corporate news: Britain insurer Aviva has agreed to pay $2.9 bln. cash for U.S. AmerUs Group.
Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Nissan and Renault, told the French newspaper Le Monde that an alliance between those two companies and General Motors would represent a "huge opportunity," but only talks will tell if it could work. Ghosn and GM CEO Rick Wagoner are set to start those talks on Friday.
Trades volumes: NYSE тАУ 1.49 bln.; Nasdaq - 1.76 bln.