Stock market. Monday results :[E]

Closing:
Nikkei 225 -26.76 (-0.20%) 14,794.50
FTSE 100 +114.20 (+2.00%) 5,833.90
DOW +181.06 (+1.67%) 11,049.44
NASDAQ +41.43 (+2.05%) 2,061.82
S&P500 +20.55 (+1.66%) 1,260.84
10YR -1/32 5.04% 100 19/32

On Monday Japan stock market closed with losses. Dell warned that earnings would fall. This fact caused fears results of Japan manufacturers won’t justify expectations.
Stocks of steel manufacturers, such as JFE Holdings Inc. Lowered after July 21 Chinese central bank toughened its monetary policy and increased norms of reservation for commercial banks to cool country’s economy.
As a result stocks of Japan exporters suffered.
Canon shares, the world’s largest cameras’ manufacturer, dropped 1.7%, Komatsu, a second producer of building equipment in the world, lost 1.6%, and Advantest Corp., the world’s biggest manufacturer of equipment to test microchips, decreased 1.4%.
Automakers sector compensated its losses after Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. announced production growth in June.

On Monday EU stock markets gained on M&A news. This fact compensated decrease of oil and mining extracting companies shares caused by raw materials slump.
Three private-equity firms created consortium to buy Philips Electronics semiconductor unit for more than E8 bln. France Telecom shares rose after company announced it agrees to sell 54% of stocks PagesJaunes for E22/share or E3.3 bln. Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts & Co Ltd .
Vodafone stocks strengthened after Britain telecommunication giant highlighted year forecasts and declared it involved 4.5 mil. new users in Q1.

On U.S. stock market main indexes closed the day with gains.
Acquisition news, positive quarter reports of some pharmaceutical companies and regain after strong sales in technological sector on last week became major reasons of investors’ optimism and caused growth of U.S. stock market.
Advanced Micro Devices announced purchase for $5.4 bln. of ATI Technologies.
Motorola stocks added 4% after company declared to buy its shares for $4.5 bln.
Merck & Co., Inc. informed earnings doubled in previous quarter and increased forecast for whole year.
Quarter report of Schering-Plough also pleasantly surprised investors.
Wall Street Journal reported three groups of private-equity firms offer $10.2 bln. for Philips Electronics N.V. semiconductor unit.
Trade volumes: NYSE – 1.33 bln.; Nasdaq – 1.64 bln.