71.   Key European stock markets ended the day higher after choppy trading.

72.   Late buying of the futures contract pushed prices higher after limited profit taking was seen in the afternoon session, brokers said.

73.   Shares in banks and brokerages are generally higher after recent declines.

74.   Stocks were higher after one hour of trading Friday morning as the dollar firmed against other major currencies.

75.   Stocks were higher after one hour of trading Thursday morning as bonds recovered on weak economic data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.

76.   Soybeans bounced back to edge higher after opening lower under pressure from beneficial weather conditions across most South American growing regions.

77.   Technology stocks were higher after price cuts in personal computers led analysts to be bullish about computer sales.

78.   Stocks were higher after one hour of trading Wednesday morning as bond prices advanced.

79.   Stocks were higher after one hour of trading Wednesday morning as bond prices eased following two reports of strong economic growth.

80.   Stocks were higher after one hour of trading Wednesday morning as the market digested news from Mexico and Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.