61.   Republicans and President Clinton seemed to make significant progress over the weekend, and if that continues, financial markets could rally.

62.   Shares hammered in recent weeks on concern that Asian export markets will slow, rose on news equity markets worldwide had rallied.

63.   Silver markets also have rallied as speculative commodity funds entered the market, betting that prices were headed higher.

64.   Some fund managers and analysts said the market would rally after the announcement.

65.   Since late March, when the original sale was to take place, concerns that interest rates are poised to rise have eased, and markets have rallied.

66.   Some strategists are undaunted in their belief that the market will rally between now and the end of the year.

67.   Spanish markets had rallied in recent weeks on growing expectations that the PP leader Jose Maria Aznar would win with enough of a margin to govern independently.

68.   South Korean financial markets rallied for a third day as the country dismantled more of its managed economy.

69.   Soybean markets rallied yesterday amid concern that the remnants of Hurricane Nora would dump heavy rain on the Midwest next week, delaying harvesting.

70.   Still, traders and analysts expressed optimism the market will rally.