21.   Canadian stocks pared an early loss, with gains in banks and utilities tempering declines in gold and oil producers.

22.   Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. and other oil and gas stocks tempered the decline.

23.   Canadian stocks fell, led by telecommunications-equipment makers Newbridge Networks Corp. and Northern Telecom Ltd. Advancing bank issues like Royal Bank of Canada tempered the decline.

24.   Canadian stocks were mixed with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Royal Bank of Canada tempering declines by oil, gas and gold shares.

25.   Canadian stocks were mixed, reversing an earlier loss, with gains in bank and utilities tempering declines in gold shares.

26.   Canadian stocks fell, led by bank and telecommunication issues such as Newbridge Networks Corp. Shares of gold and oil producers tempered the decline.

27.   Canadian stocks were mixed, with advancers Barrick Gold Corp. and Placer Dome Inc. tempering declines by Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia.

28.   Declines may be tempered by advancing energy issues.

29.   Declines were somewhat tempered following positive performances in Asia overnight, where volatile markets have recently led global stocks in turmoil.

30.   Declines were tempered as Advanced Micro Devices Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings.