51.   The brunt of trades have been in benchmark stocks that can be easily bought and sold.

52.   The benchmark stock Kuala Lumpur Composite Index pared its gains.

53.   The declines in benchmark stocks were offset by gains in telecommunications and power shares.

54.   The index plunged early in the week after a leading brokerage firm, Garantia SA, cut its rating on Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras, the benchmark stock.

55.   The listing by Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras may change that, and many investors are betting Telebras will displace Telefonos de Mexico SA as the benchmark stock in Latin America.

56.   The report drove down benchmark stocks, led by Korea Electric Power Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co.

57.   TVB shares suffered the biggest loss among benchmark stocks for a second day amid concern earnings growth will slow.

58.   Utilities and steelmakers also rallied, even as a decline in benchmark stock Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA pushed the Bovespa lower at the end of the session.

59.   Venezuelan stocks rose in light holiday volume as investors bought shares of benchmark stock CA Electricidad de Caracas in anticipation of higher dividends.

60.   Wharf, whose businesses include telecommunications and property, posted the biggest gain among benchmark stocks.