1.   Prices of Treasury securities ended higher Thursday on late bargain hunting and short covering by investors in a quiet but choppy trading session.

2.   Dealers said trading was choppy through the day with some late bargain hunting in blue chips.

3.   Late bargain hunting on HSBC, mainly by US brokerages, helped the market recover some of the earlier losses, they said.

4.   Tokyo stocks rose slightly in lackluster trading Monday, helped by late bargain hunting of technology shares.

5.   Financials saw early profit-taking but this was offset by late bargain hunting led by Chang Hwa Bank.

6.   Dealers said the gains were by property stocks on late bargain hunting amid expectations of improving prospects for the sector.

7.   Most blue-chip stocks were higher on late bargain hunting in the afternoon session.

8.   Most blue-chip stocks were mixed following some late selective bargain hunting.

9.   Most blue-chip stocks were higher on late bargain hunting.

10.   The bourse closed off its lows on late bargain hunting after sharp losses earlier mainly among banks, financial and communications stocks, brokers said.