1.   Food retailers suffered from negative broker comment.

2.   Glaxo Wellcome, the pharmaceuticals giant, also enjoyed favourable broker comment after upbeat comments on its Aids drug at a conference last week.

3.   In contrast, banking stocks rose after favourable broker comment.

4.   Insurance companies benefited from favourable broker comment.

5.   Broker comment continued to hit food retailing stocks, according to dealers.

6.   Brewery stocks also gained from positive broker comment.

7.   Competitor Glaxo Wellcome was the target of unfavourable broker comment at the end of the week.

8.   Dealers said that oil stocks rose on the wings of positive broker comment and a press article which gave an optimistic outlook for oil prices in the months ahead.

9.   Far Eastern banks enjoyed heavy demand inspired by favourable broker comment.

10.   Favourable broker comment gave shares a fillip after the announcement.