1.   Also hurting the stocks, Smith Barney Inc. began coverage of some Internet-related stocks with below-average recommendations.

2.   Also hurting the stocks, Smith Barney Inc. began coverage of some with below-average recommendations, including PsiNet Inc., Netscape and America Online Inc.

3.   Also hurting stocks today was a drop in bonds following a breakdown in federal budget talks between Congress and President Bill Clinton.

4.   Also hurting stocks today was concern that loan delinquencies are on the rise as more consumers slow their loan repayments.

5.   Also hurting stocks, was the budget impasse in Washington.

6.   Also hurting the stocks, Smith Barney Inc. began coverage of some with below-average recommendations.

7.   An interest rate increase, however, might hurt stock and bond prices.

8.   Analysts said Eli Lilly and other Indiana stocks were hurt by the rising wave of pessimism on Wall Street.

9.   Any rise in rates to forestall inflation also hurts stocks by making it more expensive for companies to borrow money and invest.

10.   At the same time, prospects of slower growth pressuring earnings hurt stocks.