1.   Overcoming an early dip, share prices rose on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday on late futures-led buying.

2.   Hitomi Yokoyama, a dealer with Chemical Bank in Tokyo, said trading was quiet except for an early dip for the dollar.

3.   In Hong Kong, share prices overcame an early dip and rose on late futures-led buying.

4.   Prices in Sydney showed only modest losses Thursday afternoon, following a partial rebound from an early dip.

5.   Stocks opened higher, defying an early dip in bond prices.

6.   Stocks rebounded from an early dip despite the high yen, closing the morning session higher.

7.   After an early dip, silver prices climbed up again, on the back of speculative buying on the New York futures market.