101.   Investors also welcomed news of the partnership.

102.   Investors moderately welcomed plans announced by the government in mid-December to use public funds to resolve the bad debt problems of housing loan companies.

103.   Investors on Wall Street welcomed the tough restructuring measures.

104.   A dealer at leading brokerage said investors welcomed the sale even though details of the deal had largely been leaked by the press last week.

105.   But investors welcomed reports Bank of Japan governor Masaru Hayami had urged Koizumi late Tuesday to make a quick decision regarding an injection of public money into major banks.

106.   Developments in the United States were equally welcomed by investors in London.

107.   Dealers said the two stocks rose on speculative trading, not because investors welcomed their recent merger, an experiment in reforming poorly-performing listed enterprises.

108.   Tyco International shares rose sharply higher early Thursday as investors welcomed reports that the troubled company has received clearance for a spinoff of its CIT finance unit.

109.   They were welcomed by investors seeking higher yields and wanting to diversify their portfolios.

110.   On Wall Street, investors welcomed the results.