61.   The index was led higher by the preferred shares of Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA, the state-controlled telephone holding company.

62.   The index was led lower by bank stocks.

63.   The index was led lower by declines in financial stocks such as Aegon NV and financial services group ING Groep NV.

64.   The index was led down by shares of state-controlled telephone company Telebras.

65.   The index was led higher by software maker Baan, which is based in the Netherlands.

66.   The index was led lower by its largest shares, the same ones that led the index higher the past two weeks.

67.   The indices were led down by Banco Ganadero, in Bogota and brewer Bavaria SA in Medellin.

68.   Volkswagen AG and chemical maker Hoechst AG shares led the index lower.

69.   On the stock market, the Nikkei index was led lower by sliding high-tech shares.

70.   Rising stock prices and a slight backlog in the delivery of orders from vendors, which indicates increased demand, led the index higher in March, Boldin said.