91.   Stocks slipped in lackluster trading early Wednesday even as brokerage shares surged on the latest merger news.

92.   The result was beyond market expectations and Ericsson shares surged on the Stockholm bourse after the report.

93.   Tokyo shares surged and the U.S. dollar sank against the yen after the GDP numbers were leaked by a local paper just before the close of trading.

94.   Tokyo shares surged and the U.S. dollar fell against the yen after the GDP figure was leaked by a local paper just before the close of stock trading.

95.   In Paris, shares surged to the highest point for more than two years, driven by gains on Wall Street and a strong French bond market.

96.   Blue-chip shares surged early Monday as long-term rates eased.