The company's stock closed at 83

The company's stock closed at 83.70 euros per share onTuesday on the Brussels stock exchange. The bank reported net interest margins of 3.98 percent atthe end of 2008. ($1=34.11 Baht) (Reporting by Manunphattr Dhanananphorn; Writing by AradaTherdthammakun; Editing by Darren Schuettler). BRUSSELS, June 10 (Reuters) - Belgian property investmentgroup Cofinimmo (COFB.BR) said late on Tuesday it had placed330,000 of its own ordinary shares at a price of 80 euros ($111)per share, raising 26.4 million euros. KBANK also expected to keep its loan growth target of 5percent for 2009, despite a 4.0 percent drop in lending in thefirst five months of the year, President Prasarn Trairatvorakultold reporters. BANGKOK, June 10 (Rueters) - Kasikornbank KBAN.BK(KBANK), Thailand's fourth largest lender, said on Wednesday itexpected a net interest margin of about 3.0 percent in thefirst half of 2009. At 0407 GMT, KTC shares were up 1.67 percent at 9.15 baht,while the main Thai stock index .SETI was 1.44 percenthigher.

($1=34.11 Baht) (Reporting by Manunphattr Dhanananphorn; Writing by AradaTherdthammakun; Editing by Darren Schuettler). In late April, its shareholders rejected a planned 7.74billion baht rights issue, forcing the company to considerother options to raise funds for working capital and debtrepayments. Thailand's TRIS Rating has a "stable" ratings outlook forthe company, saying it expected KTC to continue to receivefinancial support from its major shareholder. KTC is forecast to report a 7.7 percent fall in 2009 netprofit to 480.5 million baht, according to four analysts polledby Reuters Estimates, down from 520 million baht last year It reported a first-quarter net profit of 101 million baht.

We aredoing less promotional marketing and income from personal loansis decreasing," Niwatt said. The company expected to add about 100,000 net new creditcards by the end of 2009, down from the 200,000 net new cardsit averaged over the last few years "Earnings this year should be lower than last year. KTC's default rate is now more than 4 percent of totallending. "By the end of this year, it will be at around 5percent." Niwatt said. KTC, which is 49.5 percent owned by number two Krung ThaiBank KTB.BK, has a 19 percent market share with 1.6 millioncards issued in Thailand. "Most of our overdue debt is from customers in the SMEsector and manufacturing who have problems with the slowingeconomy That is delaying their debt repayments," Niwatt said.

The company also expected a 2009 net profit below lastyear's 520 million baht ($15.24 million) due to falling demandfor new cards, KTC president Niwatt Chittalarn told reporters. * Sees debt default rate rising to 5 pct this year * 2009 profit hit by falling card demand(Adds details, quotes) BANGKOK, June 10 (Reuters) - Krungthai Card KTC.BK,Thailand's top credit card issuer, said on Wednesday itexpected its debt defaults to rise to 5.0 percent of lendingthis year as customers fall behind on payments due to a weakeconomy. MADRID, June 10 (Reuters) - Spanish clothing group and ownerof fashion chain Zara, Inditex (ITX.MC), reported on Wednesdayfirst quarter net profit of 184 million euros ($255.3 million),just below a Reuters forecast of 187 million euros in a Reuterspoll (Reporting by Sarah Morris, editing by Elisabeth O'Leary). History also favors Detroit.On the 32 occasions that home teams that have won the first two games of the Finals, only the 1971 Chicago Blackhawks failed to go on to win the Cup.It also marks the 15th time the Stanley Cup has gone to a Game Seven with the home team winning 12 of the previous 14.Destiny not history, however, is what the Penguins are focused on."Game Seven is a one game winner takes the trophy home," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said."We're going approach it like we just gave ourselves an opportunity that we didn't have before tonight That's one game for the Stanley Cup." Sports. PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins staved off a furious third-period assault from the Detroit Red Wings to send the Stanley Cup Finals to a Game Seven decider with a 2-1 home victory on Tuesday. Reuters and the Reuterssphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group ofcompanies around the world.nPEK188136 China. But the government also administers the Internet according to the law to prevent the spread of harmful content." (Additional reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Sugita Katyal) ((; +86 10 6627-1269; Reuters Messaging: )) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to )) Keywords: CHINA INTERNET/ (C) Reuters 2009.All rights reserved.Republication or redistribution ofReuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expresslyprohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.

"The Internet in China is open and the Chinese government is devoted to developing it. "If you have children or are expecting a child you could understand the concerns of the parents over unhealthy online content," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters on Tuesday. The Beijing Times accompanied its story with pie charts from an independent web survey, showing that most survey respondents thought the software violated privacy and were not willing to pay for it once the free one-year subscription expired But the government stood by the regulation. "It's just for people who care about children, and protecting them from porn. The user is very free to delete it." Many Chinese newspapers carried the news of the regulation on their front pages on Wednesday, generally describing it as an anti-pornography measure but raising concerns about consumers' right to privacy. "This software is optional for the user and not mandatory, this is the main point," Zhang said, adding it would be shipped with new computers to avoid the cost of advertising the service.