21.   Financial-services shares extended gains.

22.   French stocks and bonds ended the week higher and are expected to extend their gains next week on speculation interest rates may fall further.

23.   Gains were extended after the Federal Reserve entered the market, buying Treasuries on what is known as a coupon pass.

24.   General retailers extended gains from earlier this week.

25.   Gilts failed to extend recent gains, in line with other major bond markets, as the dollar tumbled to a two-month low against the yen.

26.   Government bonds extended gains on the surprise decline in confidence.

27.   Hong Kong Telecom extended its gains, posting its biggest two-day rise in nearly four years.

28.   Hong Kong stocks may extend gains as a drop in borrowing costs eases concern banks and real estate companies will see a squeeze in earnings.

29.   However, the risk of central bank buying will increase if the dollar extends the gains it made today, traders said.

30.   In financial markets, U.S. Treasury bonds extended early gains after the retail sales and consumer confidence reports confirmed the outlook for sluggish growth, and lower interest rates.