71.   Grain and soybean prices rallied higher Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade amid unseasonably warm weather in the Midwest.

72.   Hong Kong share prices rallied Thursday, pulled higher by market heavyweight HSBC Holdings.

73.   In Hong Kong, share prices rallied sharply on late futures-led buying.

74.   In other commodity markets, cocoa prices rallied to five-week highs and hogs also rose.

75.   In South Korea, stock prices rallied for the sixth consecutive day, as market liquidity increased due to recent low interest rates.

76.   In stock trading, Tokyo share prices rallied Thursday as investors hailed news of a potential huge bank merger between Sumitomo Bank and Sakura Bank.

77.   Indeed, long-term Treasury prices rallied Tuesday after the producer price and retail sales reports were released.

78.   Japanese stock prices rallied.

79.   Oil prices have rallied recently amid expectations of a decline in crude oil inventories.

80.   On the stock exchange, share prices rallied amid continued strong foreign buying interest and following an overnight rally in Nikkei futures in Chicago.