31.   Food stocks generally get a boost from lower raw material costs since they increase profit margins.

32.   Gilday also noted that the stock had gotten pricey of late.

33.   He said the stock had gotten too expensive amid the recent downturn in technology issues.

34.   Health-care stocks also got a boost from Value Health Inc.

35.   Health-care stocks could get a kick from Value Health Inc.

36.   He said the stock had gotten too expensive, as technology stocks have suffered in recent weeks.

37.   Health-care stocks got a boost from Value Health Inc.

38.   If life were fair, stocks would have gotten a boost from the better-than-expected profits reported during the past month.

39.   If the stock gets a bump, it might be from investors betting on renewed interest in America West from United Airlines or other suitors.

40.   In Europe, drug stocks got a boost.