1.   Stocks ended mixed Wednesday after some late buying lifted the main gauges from their daily lows while long-term interest rates continued to climb.

2.   STOCKS MIXED AS NASDAQ RISES Stocks ended mixed after some late buying lifted the main gauges from their daily lows.

3.   Technology buying lifted the overall stock market Thursday as investor confidence in the badly battered sector seemed to be growing.

4.   That buying has lifted share prices in a number of sectors.

5.   The coordinated dollar buying lifted the dollar to levels not seen since late February.

6.   The stock market finished mixed Monday after renewed buying lifted the Dow Jones industrial average to a modestly higher close.

7.   Traders said short-covering buying lifted the dollar in Tokyo early Wednesday, although they said market sentiment favors selling the U.S. currency on rallies.

8.   Active speculative buying lifted the dollar to highs late in the morning, which triggered active profit-taking, dealers said.

9.   Speculative buying lifted zinc prices to their highest level for four and a half years this week.