11.   Foreign investors continue to be drawn to Venezuelan equities, as the economy shows signs of emerging from a four-year slump.

12.   Foreign investors have been buying Venezuelan equities indiscriminately, pushing up prices irrespective of future earnings potential, traders said.

13.   Foreign investors were responsible for a rally in Venezuelan equities earlier this spring when the government announced a tentative loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

14.   Foreign investors were responsible for a rally in Venezuelan equities earlier this year when the government announced a tentative loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

15.   Foreign mutual funds and other investors led a rally in Venezuelan equities in recent weeks, drawn by new economic programs and state asset sales.

16.   Foreign investors are returning to Venezuelan equities after the government lifted of all restrictions on the buying and selling of dollars last month.

17.   Foreign mutual funds have already boosted their weighting in Venezuelan equities in anticipation of the sale.

18.   Investors are also flocking to Venezuelan equities as part of a general movement toward Latin stocks and debt, traders said.

19.   Several mutual funds have already increased their weighting in Venezuelan equities, in anticipation of the change.

20.   Stock prices fell throughout the week as labor tensions mounted, spooking foreign investors who were behind an earlier rally in Venezuelan equities.