stefan wolf sent us this summary from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the main reason for wednesday'slow trading has been tuesday's rally, when the dax went up by 2%. maybe this has been a little bit too much, as traders said on wednesday. they said that for several reasons, especially because of the fact that thursday, there is the ecb meeting, and there will be two options of italy and spain on thursday and friday, and these issued new bonds of course, is uncertainty. investors fear they will be too expensive for spain and italy. this is also why the euro has been dragged down to this day. >> we can stay in germany for a closer look at the numbers to the starting off with the dax. it closed with a big blank on the screen. it was down by nearly 0.2%, 6152. the euro stoxx 50 sliding by more than 0.3%. across the atlantic in new york, the market opened in late trading down by 0.3%1%2,425. the euro is lower against the u.s. dollar, trading at $1.2699. >> human rights groups are planning to hold some international protest condemning the guantanamo bay prison camp as it enters its 11th ye