81.   Hong Kong stocks rallied, as HSBC Holdings Plc drove the benchamrk Hang Seng Index to a record for a third time this week.

82.   HONG KONG stocks rallied, as HSBC Holdings Plc drove the benchmark Hang Seng Index to a record.

83.   Hong Kong stocks rallied in the slowest day of trading this year.

84.   However, stocks later rallied, following bonds, with the blue-chip issues outperforming the broader market, said Kansas City trader Stuart Cave.

85.   If history repeats, she said, after a correction in one quarter, small stocks will rally by more than their large counterparts.

86.   If the Fed were to raise rates by that much, Cardillo said, stocks would rally.

87.   In Britain, water stocks rallied amid hopes some will announce special dividends.

88.   In contrast, energy stocks rallied, as many traders moved toward certainty.

89.   In addition to drug and retail issues, food, aerospace and financial stocks rallied.

90.   In Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICAN stocks rallied for a second day, boosted by gold shares and large industrial businesses such as South African Breweries and C.G. Smith Ltd.