31.   Last year, big post-Christmas gains boosted sales to respectable levels.

32.   More than half of that was from sales overseas, where gains by the U.S. currency boosted the yen value of dollar-based profits.

33.   Share prices in Hong Kong surged Wednesday, boosted by gains overnight on Wall Street.

34.   Share prices in Singapore also closed higher on bargain-hunting, with the main index boosted by gains in technology stocks.

35.   Singapore shares also ended sharply higher, boosted by gains in property and electronic stocks.

36.   Stock prices edged higher Friday boosted by gains in technology and blue chip issues.

37.   Stocks opened higher Tuesday morning, boosted by gains in technology stocks that investors had scorned just a day earlier as too risky.

38.   The bottom line was also boosted by gains from selling stakes in reinsurer Munich Re and the Allianz insurance company.

39.   The dollar rose against both the euro and the yen Tuesday, boosted by gains on Wall Street and positive comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

40.   The index was boosted by gains on Wall Street and regional market.