71.   Finance stocks soared in reaction to the news and local investment funds also took the opportunity to push heavyweight stocks to window-dress their year-end portfolio.

72.   He said the fund would take into account payments by the Catholic church so that all victims would be treated fairly.

73.   Nor did it suggest how Iraqis, hard-hit by U.N. sanctions, would find the funds to take advantage of the offer.

74.   Purkis said that is about as much as the fund currently takes in each month.

75.   Slow U.S. sales pushed prices downward until commercial funds took advantage of what they saw as a buying opportunity, driving prices back up.

76.   Soybeans led the way, regaining a majority of the ground that prices lost Tuesday when funds took profits on agricultural commodities to cover their losses in equities.

77.   That fund also takes contributions from the United States.

78.   Soybeans sagged, erasing early gains, as investment funds took profits.

79.   Still, at least one fund is taking a wait-and-see approach.

80.   The fund will take significant equity stakes in the companies it invests in and will participate actively in their management, Temasek and China Everbright said.