21.   Share prices continued to climb for a second straight day Wednesday, as investors bought shares in market heavyweight HSBC Holdings.

22.   Sharp gains in market heavyweight Telefonos de Mexico and a stronger peso led Mexican stocks to close higher Thursday in active trading.

23.   Stocks traded in Hong Kong climbed for a second straight day, as investors bought shares of market heavyweight HSBC Holdings.

24.   The index climbed as brokers bought up property and banking shares in year-end window dressing and market heavyweight China Mobile rebounded from losses last week.

25.   The IPSA declined on falls in U.S.-listed market heavyweights.

26.   They said the continued fall in market heavyweights such as state telecoms firm Telkom, cigarette maker Gudang Garam and vehicle maker Astra International pushed shares sharply lower.

27.   Australian shares, boosted by market heavyweights including News Corp, National Australia Bank and BHP Billiton, finished the week at a five-month high Friday.

28.   Brokers said the performance of News Corp, the market heavyweight, had dragged the entire market down even further with it.

29.   Market heavyweight News Corp fell, as did resources, while banks experienced mixed fortunes.

30.   New Zealands sharemarket continued to drift Wednesday despite half-year results from three market heavyweights delivering on expectations, dealers said.