41.   Broad-market measures also turned higher as bonds rebounded from an afternoon slide that temporarily sent interest rates toward their highest level since early July.

42.   But he doubted they could drive the market higher as speculation over the PLDT buy-in did.

43.   Corn prices were higher as forecasts for continued wet weather in the Midwest could lead to planting delays.

44.   He said social unrest in Indonesia drove the local market higher as end- users turned to Malaysia and Thailand for supplies of raw materials.

45.   It quickly strengthened to close the week higher as investors sold off Malaysian stocks.

46.   On the foreign exchange market, the U.S. currency was slightly higher as Japanese institutional investors actively bought dollars, analysts said.

47.   On the foreign exchange market, the dollar was higher as Japanese interbank players bought the U.S. currency to cover short, or oversold, positions, traders said.

48.   On the stock market, share prices ended the day higher as buying by foreign investors in the futures market triggered a round of arbitrage buying, traders said.

49.   Oil stocks, meanwhile, followed the price of crude higher as speculation mounted that Saudi Arabia would cut production next month.

50.   On the positive side, however, retailing and other consumer stocks could soon trend higher as federal income tax rebate checks begin hitting mailboxes this month.