81.   A weather outlook favorable for growing limited the gains.

82.   But a selloff in chip stocks limited those gains.

83.   But gains were limited by profit-taking activities which started to emerge after the lunch break.

84.   But gains were limited by welcome rains in Brazil and Argentina that soaked dry growing areas.

85.   But gains were limited by the selloff in soybeans and corn.

86.   But gains were limited by forecasts predicting weekend weather beneficial to harvests throughout the Midwest.

87.   But the gains were limited by an expected wave of last-minute tax selling.

88.   But profit warnings from several companies including Dell Computer limited gains.

89.   But the gains were limited by lackluster weekly export sales.

90.   But many traders doubted the rally would last much longer, pointing out that gains were limited to a select number of international blue chip shares.