1.   Also, a slumping stock market added to the buying momentum as investors sought refuge from equities.

2.   Analysts said that with the market already trading at a high premium, it needed remarkably good news on the inflation front to keep the buying momentum going.

3.   But he said buying momentum was strong on the first day of serious shopping.

4.   Foreign investors add to the buying momentum.

5.   In Hong Kong, share prices fell in thin trading, erasing early gains with a lack of buying momentum.

6.   Market-watchers said buying momentum from soymeal spilled over soybeans.

7.   Share prices fell on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday, with the key index closing at its lowest point as buying momentum petered out in the afternoon.

8.   Share prices fell on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday in thin trading, erasing early gains with a lack of buying momentum.

9.   Strong buying momentum carried over from the previous day boosted the key Hong Kong share indicator to its year-high for the second consecutive session Wednesday.

10.   The buying momentum quickly spread across the market, including the tech sector.