91. Buyers and sellers alike discovered that rising prices did little to dampen demand, leaving nothing to hold prices back. 92. Canadian bonds today also were boosted by rising U.S. Treasury prices, analysts said. 93. Chemical stocks gained amid expectations for rising prices. 94. Chemical stocks rose as first half profits at Rhone-Poulenc SA and Solvay SA soared amid strong demand for chemicals and rising prices. 95. Chemical stocks were also on the upside, fueled by good industrial demand and expectations for rising prices. 96. Chilean stocks rallied for a ninth day on speculation that rising copper prices would boost the peso against the dollar, attracting foreign investors. 97. Canadian stocks reached record highs for a third session yesterday as rising gold prices lifted shares of bullion producers. 98. Chilean stocks rallied to records as heavy rains boosted shares in hydroelectric utilities and rising copper prices bolstered mining stocks. 99. Cia. de Minas Buenaventura rebounded on rising gold prices this morning, while Alicorp SA and Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SA led consumer stocks. 100. Coastal also invested in a Montreal paraxylene plant that can benefit from rising prices for the chemical used in polypropylene plastics, Arledge said. |