51.   Emerging market shares plunged worldwide as investors sought safe havens from currency turmoil in fixed-income securities.

52.   Earlier analyses frequently oversimplified the behavior, assuming that investors typically sought the highest return without regard to risk.

53.   European government bonds gained as the closure of Yamaichi fueled expectations investors will seek safety in fixed-income securities.

54.   European government bonds dropped, too, as investors sought safety in short-term securities denominated in German marks and Swiss francs.

55.   European government bonds fell, too, as investors sought safety in short-term securities denominated in German marks and Swiss francs.

56.   Electronics exporters fell as investors sought to take profits after electronics makers as a group rose to their highest level in two weeks, traders said.

57.   Falling U.S. yields boost Japanese bonds in part by reducing the incentive for Japanese investors to seek higher yields overseas.

58.   First are investors seeking to finance their retirement, who are concentrated in growth stock funds and evidently unconcerned about short-term market gyrations.

59.   Food manufacturers also rose as investors sought domestic-demand related issues, relatively insulated from currency fluctuations.

60.   Few investors sought to hold long positions ahead of the weekend.