1.   Bank stocks offset some of the decline, rising as bond yields dropped.

2.   Brazilian stocks closed mixed as rising utility stocks offset a decrease in state-controlled Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA.

3.   Brazilian stocks closed mixed as rising utility stocks offset a decline in state-controlled Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA.

4.   Declining banking and construction stocks offset rising auto and steel shares.

5.   Declining brokerage and airline stocks offset rising auto and steel shares.

6.   DUTCH stocks were little changed as falling financial services stocks offset gains in Philips Electronics NV.

7.   French stocks fell as selling on the last day of the four-week trading period and weak U.S. stocks offset the benefits of a rising dollar.

8.   GERMAN stocks closed electronic trading mixed as gains in car stocks offset falling financial services and exporters.

9.   JAPANESE bond futures were little changed, as shaky Tokyo stocks offset last-minute concern that U.S. monetary authorities might go against expectations and raise interest rates.

10.   Peru stocks were little changed as weak zinc stocks offset rising shares in Union Cervecerias Backus y Johnston SA.