31.   The market welcomed the news.

32.   The market welcomed the news, saying the acquisition was a positive step forward for the company.

33.   The market welcomed the reorganization.

34.   Tokyo stock prices finished sharply higher Wednesday as the market welcomed a surprise announcement from Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of a tax cut proposal aimed at stimulating the economy.

35.   GNI trading house said the market had welcomed bullish data on US house-building.

36.   A leading broker, Yasin Lakhani, said the market always welcomed stability and the verdict ended rumour mongering.

37.   Although the markets have broadly welcomed the ministerial reshuffle, they have not responded with wild enthusiasm.

38.   The Paris Bourse did even better, as the stock and bond markets welcomed the concerted intervention of the Japanese and US central banks to get the dollar higher.

39.   Jukes said the Italian and Spanish bond markets welcomed the progress in Dublin, and this has supported the lira and the peseta.

40.   The bond market also welcomed news of a drop in US durable goods orders in July and the success of the monthly auction of five-year treasury bonds.