11.   BLUE CHIPS RISE AS TECH SHARES SLIP Blue-chip stocks posted modest gains while technology stocks slipped.

12.   Blue-chip stocks recovered from an early selloff Thursday to end with a modest gain after four consecutive declines.

13.   BLUE CHIPS FALL BUT NASDAQ CLIMBS Blue-chip stocks sagged but technology shares posted modest gains.

14.   Blue-chip stocks, however, managed to post modest gains.

15.   Bonds continued to benefit from the turbulence in stocks Thursday, managing a modest gain.

16.   A number of technology stocks, which had been pushed down recently, managed to achieve modest gains, despite afternoon profit taking.

17.   Acampora was also unimpressed with the modest gains.

18.   After using heavy discounts to lure shoppers to their stores, many retailers reported modest November sales gains Thursday.

19.   After that wild day, prices stabilized and made modest gains later last week.

20.   All the major stock market indexes posted modest gains for his latest, more encouraging comments to the Senate Budget Committee.