61.   Robert Walberg, analyst with MMS International, said however that the overall trend was towards gains.

62.   Singapore share prices closed marginally higher Friday on buying of selective blue chips but the overall trend was consolidation, dealers said.

63.   Singapore share prices closed marginally higher Friday on buying of selective blue chips, but the overall trend was consolidation, dealers said.

64.   The car maker was therefore once again able to buck the overall market trend, it said in a statement.

65.   The CSO said that the overall trend was not clear because the pattern of the deficit during the last few months had been erratic.

66.   The merger capped previous efforts by the two companies to restructure their activities in line with the overall trend in the defense sector.