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24/04/2003 08:11 Good morning!

24/04/2003 08:16 Global Calendar for Thursda, April 24

24/04/2003 08:26 NIKKEI 225 index closes morning up 61.00 pts at 7.854.38

24/04/2003 09:20 Dollar and interest rates down

24/04/2003 09:22 Dollar back under US62c

24/04/2003 09:29 JAPAN MAR SUPERMARKET SALES DOWN 2.0 PCT Y/Y

24/04/2003 09:31 OPEC to keep oil within USD22-28 band

24/04/2003 09:33 UK deficit comes in STG1bn over forecast

24/04/2003 09:35 Japan Mar National Department Store Sales -3.7% On Yr

24/04/2003 10:17 Dollar's Drop Helps IBM, Honeywell, Hurts Volkswagen, Michelin

24/04/2003 10:23 Keeping Greenspan Seen as Wise Politics for Bush

24/04/2003 10:28 US economy remains "lacklustre": Fed

24/04/2003 11:04 ITALY FEB UNADJ. RETAIL SALES +3.2% Y/Y

24/04/2003 11:04 ITALY FEB SA RETAIL SALES +0.4% M/M

24/04/2003 11:05 DAX OPENS 6.78 POINTS LOWER AT 2967.62

24/04/2003 11:06 INDEX CAC-40 OPENS 26.38 POINTS LOWER AT 2936.29

24/04/2003 11:35 ITALY ISAE: APR SA BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX 90.2 VS MAR 92.5

24/04/2003 11:36 ITALY ISAE: APR SA MFG ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -23 VS MAR -19

24/04/2003 11:36 ITALY ISAE: APR SA MFG PRODUCTION 3-MT OUTLOOK -10 VS MAR +12

24/04/2003 11:37 ITALY ISAE: APR SA 3-MTH PRODUCER PRICE OUTLOOK +8 VS MAR +7

24/04/2003 11:37 ITALY ISAE: APR SA BUSINESS CONFID. INDEX LOWEST SINCE JAN. 2002

24/04/2003 11:37 ITALY ISAE: APR SA EXPORT ORDERS CURRENT LEVEL -25 VS MAR -23

24/04/2003 11:38 ITALY ISAE: APR SA 3-MTH OUTLOOK FOR ECONOMY -17 VS MAR -21

24/04/2003 12:08 ITALY MAR NON-EU TRADE SURPLUS E177MLN (MAR E1.508BN SURP)

24/04/2003 12:08 ITALY MAR NON-EU IMPORTS +12.3% Y/Y TO E10268 BN

24/04/2003 12:08 ITALY MAR NON-EU EXPORTS -2.0% Y/Y TO E10445 BN

24/04/2003 14:05 EMU JAN TRADE DEFICIT REVISED UP TO -E0.9 BN (VS -E1.5 BN)

24/04/2003 14:06 EMU-12 FEB SA TRADE SURPLUS E7.3 BN VS JAN SURPLUS E6.9 BN

24/04/2003 14:06 EMU-12 FEB TRADE SURPLUS E5.2 BN VS FEB02 SURPLUS E7.0 BN

24/04/2003 14:06 EMU FEB SA EXPORTS +0.7% M/M; SA IMPORTS +0.3% M/M

24/04/2003 14:07 EMU FEB SA IMPORTS UNCH Y/Y; IMPORTS +3% Y/Y

24/04/2003 14:10 OECD Lowers Economic Growth Forecast, Predicts `Unspectacular Recovery'

24/04/2003 14:42 OPEC set to pick pre-war oil output bubble

24/04/2003 15:18 DJIA JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT -46,00 AT 8445,00

24/04/2003 15:18 NASDAQ 100 JUNE FUTURES CONTRACT -6,00 AT 1107.50

24/04/2003 15:26 US MARCH BUILDING PERMITS REV UP TO -6.6% AT 1692 MLN RATE

24/04/2003 15:44 Euro trade surplus narrows in February

24/04/2003 15:51 Japanese economic activity slows in Feb

24/04/2003 15:57 Oil edges higher ahead of OPEC decision

24/04/2003 16:23 US MARCH DURABLE GDS ORDERS SEEN -0.5 PCT VS -1.6 FEB

24/04/2003 16:40 US INITIAL CLAIMS 4-WK AVG +13.250 TO 439.250 IN APR 19 WK

24/04/2003 16:40 US JOBLESS CLAIMS +8.000 TO 455.000 APR 19.WK; 425K EXP

24/04/2003 16:41 US MAR DURABLE NEW ORDERS +2.0%; EX-TRANSPORTATION +1.8%

24/04/2003 16:41 US FEB DURABLE GDS ORDERS REVISED UP TO -1.5% (PREV -1.6%)

24/04/2003 16:42 US FEB COMPUTER AND ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS NEW ORDERS +4.0%

24/04/2003 16:42 US MAR MACHINERY NEW OEDERS +2.3

24/04/2003 16:43 US NSA JOBLESS CLAIMS -39413 TO 394617 IN APR 19 WK

24/04/2003 16:43 US INITIAL CLAIMS تسج TO +35K TO 447K IN APR 12 WK (PREV 442K)

24/04/2003 16:44 US MAR DURABLE ORDERS EX-DEFENCE +1.3%; DEFENSE CAP GDS +16.1%

24/04/2003 16:44 US WEEKLY JOBLESS CLAIMS AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MARCH 30, 2002

24/04/2003 17:01 US jobless claims soared to highest in over a year