71.   Weather beneficial to the harvest also led soybean futures lower, while corn joined the trend on general market pressures.

72.   He said consumer spending was expected to retain its recovery trend on the back of expected rises in wages along with receding pressure in the labour market.

73.   A firm trend on Wall Street on Wednesday had set share prices off on a firm footing as soon as trading began, traders said.

74.   And they said they were satisfied with trends on bond markets which were now much calmer than they had been during a period of nervousness in February.

75.   Analysts warned of a bearish trend on the lesser second board, which remained volatile on rotational play.

76.   Brokers said share prices remained under pressure throughout the day on concerns over the near-term trend on Wall Street, following a sharp decline on Friday.

77.   Brokers said share prices remained under pressure throughout the day on concerns over the near-term trend on Wall Street.

78.   But the firm trend on the market remained.

79.   But operators cautioned that trends on Wednesday were probably somewhat distorted due to the closure of Japanese markets.

80.   Corn followed trends on other markets.