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Morgan Stanley shares fall after results



    (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley reported on Wednesday first-quarter net revenue of $3.0 billion and a net loss of $0.57 per diluted share. The bank's shares fell 4.1 percent before market open.

    Highlights

    * Enhances capital by reducing dividend to $0.05 per share

    * Says tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio of 4.3%

    * Says tier 1 capital ratio of 16.4%

    * Says fixed income sales and trading delivered net revenues of $1.3 billion

    * Says achieved headcount reductions of 5 percent during the quarter

    * Says lowered non-compensation expenses 9 percent from last year's first

    quarter

    * Says total capital as of March 31, 2009 was $210.9 billion

    * Says on track to achieve annual cost savings target of $2 billion

    * Hurt by $1.5 billion decrease in net revenue related to tightening of credit

    spreads on certain long-term debt

    * Says as of March 31, 2009, has not repurchased any shares of its common stock

    during this fiscal year

    * Qtrly global wealth management net revenues $1.3 billion, down 20 percent

    * Reuters Estimates Q1 earnings per share view $-0.09, revenue view $4,907.82

    million

    * Says equity sales and trading delivered net revenues of $0.9 billion

    * Mark-to-market losses of $0.4 billion on loans and lending commitments

    * Investment losses were $0.8 billion

    * Qtrly global wealth management group pre-tax income of $119 million

    * Qtrly asset management pre-tax loss of $559 million

    * Says assets under management or supervision at March 31 was $356 billion