21.   General Electric Co., Philip Morris Cos. and Boeing Co. led the drop in U.S. stocks.

22.   General Motors Corp. and DuPont Co. led the drop.

23.   Ionics led a drop in technology stocks, following a two-month slide in computer and semiconductor shares in the United States.

24.   International Business Machines Corp. led the drop.

25.   Leading the drop were NationsBank Corp. Citicorp, American International Group and other companies whose profits suffer most when interest rates rise.

26.   Leading the drop were NationsBank Corp., BankAmerica Corp., American International Group and other companies whose profits depend on the spread between lending and borrowing rates.

27.   Leading the drop was Money Store Inc., a New Jersey-based lender that focuses on second mortgages, student loans, small business lending and auto loans.

28.   Leading the drop were NationsBank Corp., American International Group, BankAmerica Corp. and other companies whose profits depend on the spread between lending and borrowing rates.

29.   Leading the drop were NationsBank Corp., Citicorp, American International Group and other companies whose profits suffer most when interest rates rise.

30.   Large-capitalization stocks preferred by institutional investors led the drop.