91.   In Hong Kong, share prices closed sharply higher, resuming their upward trend after one day of profit-taking.

92.   Investors expect this upward trend to continue, the report said.

93.   Investment funds returned as buyers after a setback Monday in the upward trend that has characterized the soybean market this month.

94.   Manufacturing orders have been on an upward trend since March, especially in the export sector, he noted.

95.   Marlborough Beekeepers Association president Will Trollope said the upward trend would be bright news to the beekeepers.

96.   Many economists believe the government figures will show that consumer prices in September continued their upward trend, lifted by higher energy costs.

97.   Occupancy rates for hotels had shown a gradual monthly increase following the sharp fall in July directly after the handover, but this upward trend was reversed in November.

98.   On interest rates, Lim expressed concerns over its upward trend.

99.   Predictions on how long the upward trend will last range from a few days to a few months.

100.   Share prices in Hong Kong closed solidly higher Thursday, resuming their upward trend after one day of profit-taking.