21.   MCI shares surged after the CNBC television network reported British Telecommunications Plc may complete plans to buy the long distance carrier by Monday.

22.   Most shares also surged on their first trading day.

23.   New York metro area stocks rose, as Biocraft Laboratories Inc. shares surged after it said it will be acquired by Israeli company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

24.   Non-voting Banespa shares have surged in recent weeks in anticipation of the pact being finalized.

25.   O The biggest decliner was Blyth Industries Inc., a candle maker whose shares surged in recent weeks.

26.   Pioneer shares surged briefly last month when precious metal prices rose, but they have since fallen back.

27.   Pharmaceutical shares surged, in expectation of further industry consolidation after a surprise announcement from Switzerland of a multibillion-dollar merger of Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy.

28.   Popular shares surged on expectations that it would be the bank to most benefit from rising consumer confidence.

29.   Sega Enterprises Ltd. shares surged.

30.   SHANGHAI B shares surged to three-year highs last week on enthusiasm about corporate reorganizations and expectations of steady interest rates.