1.   American companies lead the quest for power distributors in Victoria state, the first to start selling utilities.

2.   Beyond that, the Durango will be a big headache for GM and Ford, and everyone else selling sport utilities.

3.   Chilean stocks fell to a six-week low as local pension funds sought to diversify their investments and sold electric utilities.

4.   For instance, winter-ready sport utilities may be sold at a lower price in the South than in the North.

5.   In return, it wants the state to balance its budget and sell three utilities that it owns.

6.   Investors also want to be assured the utilities will pay their bills, another reason state-controlled utilities must be sold first.

7.   One fear is that the utilities will be sold with more debt to try to salvage what remains of Western Resources.

8.   The state plans to start selling the utilities next year.

9.   The two other state-controlled utilities in Sao Paulo also rose, amid hopes the state government will begin to sell the utilities this year.

10.   The two other state-controlled utilities in Sao Paulo also rose, as investors speculated the Sao Paulo state government will begin to sell the utilities this year.