71.   Indonesian shares also surged.

72.   Indonesian shares surged on a rally in telecommunications stocks and carmaker Astra International, dealers said.

73.   KLM shares surged Tuesday on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on news of the buyback.

74.   KUALA Lumpur shares surged in tandem with strong performances on bourses throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

75.   Last Wednesday, Metro Pacific shares surged due to a newspaper report that Smart was holding merger talks with Piltel.

76.   Malaysian shares surged on a combination of factors, including a technical rebound from weeks of decline and on overnight gains on Wall Street.

77.   Malaysian shares also surged in reaction to gains on the Japanese market.

78.   Meanwhile, Metro Pacific Corp. shares surged in early trade yesterday on persistent talks of a buy-in by a foreign firm, brokers said.

79.   On the stock market, traders said share surged because of expectations of a gradual softening of interest rates.

80.   San Miguel shares surged on the takeover bid by First Pacific.