11.   On the stock market, share prices started higher as investor sentiment was buoyed by overnight rises in New York and Chicago, where futures prices advanced.

12.   On the stock market, the Nikkei opened marginally higher after an overnight rally on Wall Street temporarily buoyed investor sentiment in Tokyo.

13.   On the stock market, the Nikkei index rebounded moderately after sharp gains in U.S. stocks buoyed sentiment in Tokyo.

14.   Taiwan shares closed higher as a stable local currency buoyed sentiment and encouraged bargain-hunting.

15.   Speculation of an imminent interest rate cuts in the United States also buoyed market sentiment, they said.

16.   Taiwan shares also closed higher, as overnight gains in the Nasdaq composite index and the latest local economic data buoyed sentiment.

17.   The Nikkei opened marginally higher after an overnight rally on Wall Street temporarily buoyed investor sentiment in Tokyo.

18.   The recent rally on Wall Street also buoyed sentiment in the region.

19.   The stronger peso and prospects for lower interest rates also buoyed sentiments on the stock market.

20.   They said market sentiment also was buoyed by the easing of fears that the U.S. economy may be heading for a recession.