1.   Analysts expect only moderate sales gains the rest of the year.

2.   Despite only moderate overall gains, the leading stock exchanges provided an even richer field of lucrative stocks from which to pick and choose gingerly.

3.   Despite record numbers of female candidates for governor and seats in the House and Senate, the elections this year produced only moderate gains.

4.   Even before Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr released his report Friday, Democrats were expected to make only moderate gains in November.

5.   European markets made small to moderate gains.

6.   European markets, which had less time to react to the CPI and other government reports here, finished with moderate gains.

7.   Going forward, though, analysts are expecting only moderate sales gains for the rest of the year.

8.   Going forward, analysts expect only moderate sales gains for the rest of the year.

9.   In Brazil, after early declines, bonds ended the day with moderate gains.

10.   On news that the index, which measures business activity, posted only a moderate gain last month, the markets reversed course and headed back up.