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European stocks fell, extending the biggest monthly drop since September, as Spain entered a recession and U.S. business activity expanded at the slowest pace since November 2009.

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) slid 3.4% as Credit Suisse Group AG recommended investors sell the shares.

AB InBev lost 1.2%. The world’s biggest brewer reported a 6.2 percent gain in first-quarter revenue, excluding acquisitions, disposals and currency fluctuations. The median estimate of eight analysts was for a 6.6 percent increase.

Adidas  climbing 5.3% to the highest since its 1995 initial public offering. The company forecast a 12% to 17% increase in full-year profit, higher than a previous prediction of 10% to 15% growth.

US Stocks fell as data showed business activity expanded at the slowest pace since November 2009 and Spain’s economy entered into a recession.

Company news:

NYSE Euronext (NYX) slumped 4.9 percent after reporting a 44 percent drop in earnings.

Barnes & Noble (BKS) Inc. soared 62 percent after Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said it will invest $300 million in a venture with the bookstore chain.

Resistance 3:1440 (high of May’2008)

Resistance 2:1420 (area of high of March)

Resistance 1:1400/05 (area of session high and Apr 27 high)

Current price: 1395,00

Support 1:1390 (session low)

Support 2:1380 (area Apr 26 low, МА (200) for Н1, МА (20) and МА (55) for D1)

Support 3:1372 (Apr 25 low)

U.S. stock futures declined as data showing Spain entered into a recession overshadowed an increase in American consumer spending.

Global Stocks:

Hang Seng 21,094.21 +352.76 +1.70%

FTSE  5,751.67 -25.44 -0.44%

CAC  3,238.58 -27.69 -0.85%

DAX 6,799.7 -1.62 -0.02%

Crude oil: $104.28 (-0.62%).

Gold: $1652.80 (-0.82%).

Kraft Foods (KFT) was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JPMorgan.

Procter & Gamble (PG) was downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer.

Asian stocks rose, with a regional index heading for its longest winning streak in three months, as investors bet Australia’s central bank will cut interest rates tomorrow, corporate earnings beat estimates and confidence among South Korean manufacturers improved.

Nikkei 225 Closed

Hang Seng 21,094.21 +352.76 +1.70%

S&P/ASX 200 4,396.58 +34.53 +0.79%

Shanghai Composite Closed

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. advanced 1.1 percent on speculation the Reserve Bank of Australia will cut interest rates to bolster economic growth.

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, increased 1.9 percent in Sydney as copper futures gained.

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. jumped 5.8 percent in Seoul after the nation’s No. 2 shipbuilder posted earnings that beat analysts’ estimates.