51. Nasdaq stalwarts like Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and Cisco Systems all rose sharply, fueling the rally. 52. Strong weekly export sales fueled the rally. 53. The rally was fueled by hopes that the government will tackle bad debts weighing on Japanese banks in a package of anti-deflationary measures to be released next week. 54. He said the rally had been fuelled by positive sentiment flowing from Wall Street but local factors looked set to propel the bourse over the coming week. 55. Also fueling the rally was bargain-hunting in the technology sector, which was battered earlier this week. 56. Also fueling the rally was end-of-quarter buying. 57. Bankrupt US discount retailer Kmart announced Monday it had appointed chairman James Adamson as its new chief executive, fuelling a rally on its stock. 58. The stock market rally was fueled by gains in high technology and tobacco stocks. 59. Tom McManus of Morgan Stanley said the rally was also fueled by a surge of computer-driven trades ahead of the expiration of options this week. 60. That fueled a rally on the American bond market due to lessened expectations of inflation. |