51.   He was still out of the lineup for the sixth consecutive day.

52.   HSBC Holdings Plc, which accounts for almost one-quarter of the index, added the most to the Hang Seng, gaining for the sixth day.

53.   Illinois stocks rose for the sixth straight day, led by modem maker U.S. Robotics Corp.

54.   In Bethlehem, a standoff between Israeli forces and gunmen holed up in the Church of the Nativity continued for a sixth day.

55.   In Bethlehem, the occupation of the Church of the Nativity by scores of heavily-armed Palestinian gunmen entered its sixth day.

56.   In Colombia, stocks rose for a sixth day after Congress gave preliminary approval for a law that would lift a ban on extraditing drug traffickers to the U.S.

57.   In New York yesterday, the dollar rose against the yen for a sixth day amid continuing tension between China and Taiwan.

58.   In the broader market, stocks rose to records for the sixth day.

59.   In the Tora Bora area, where bin Laden is believe to be hiding, the fighting entered its sixth day.

60.   Indiana stocks advanced for the sixth straight day, led by ITT Educational Services Inc. and Hillenbrand Industries Inc.