61.   Buying from foreign investors also supported the market, traders said.

62.   Buying from domestic and foreign institutional investors supported the market, but most of other players retreated to the sidelines following a recent upward trend, dealers said.

63.   Buying from domestic and foreign institutional investors supported the market early in the session, but profit-taking led to a decline in many issues in the afternoon.

64.   Continued buying from foreign investors, a major factor supporting the market in recent weeks, and arbitrage-linked buying pushed the key indexes higher, dealers said.

65.   Dealers said investors appeared to be taking their cash ahead of the year-end with no sign of a major easing in interbank offered rates to support the market.

66.   Gains in a wide range of technology shares also supported the market.

67.   In Frankfurt, the ECB announced it was calling for bids on a one-day quick tender, designed to provide liquidity and support normal market functioning.

68.   In a move to support the market, the Securities and Exchange Commission eased rules governing stock buybacks by companies.

69.   In a move to support the market, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday eased rules governing stock buybacks by companies.

70.   Japanese stocks rose moderately Thursday morning as the market was supported by more foreign buying.