91.   Still, analysts, citing the rising tide of bank mergers, have said bankers are increasingly susceptible to shareholder pressure to merge or sell.

92.   Such a deal would be the largest bank merger in history, and a rich one by any measure.

93.   STOCKS STRUGGLE TO END MIXED Despite two new huge bank mergers and a rally in the financial sector, stocks struggled to a mixed finish.

94.   Speculation of bank mergers has been in the market ever since.

95.   Such was the state of affairs last week, when the latest bank merger turned official and complete.

96.   Suharto may promise to improve bank regulation, encourage more bank mergers and bring more transparency to the awarding of government contracts, analysts said.

97.   That has generally been procedure followed by Mexican authorities for similar bank mergers.

98.   That, in turn, could dampen the acquisition trend, since virtually all bank mergers are done with stock.

99.   That does not mean huge bank mergers are always bad for small-business customers.

100.   The acquisition is the second major bank merger announced today and comes amid a stunning wave of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. banking industry.