1.   European stocks soared, buoyed by gains on Wall Street, amid a growing hunger for equities in the face of falling yields on government bonds.

2.   GERMAN shares rose in a shortened pre-holiday session, buoyed by gains in U.S. equities Friday and a stable bond market.

3.   Maryland stocks rose, buoyed by gains in shares of Youth Services International Inc., which reported higher-than-expected fiscal third quarter earnings.

4.   Puget Sound stocks rose, buoyed by gains in the shares of software makers Microsoft Corp. and Sierra On-Line Inc.

5.   Early trading was marked by a stronger peso, buoyed by gains in the yen.

6.   European stock markets closed up Wednesday, buoyed by gains in the technology sector.

7.   European stocks rose Monday, buoyed by gains in technology and telecommunications.

8.   Hong Kong stocks opened sharply higher Monday, buoyed by gains in other Asian markets.

9.   Hong Kong stocks, which ended a volatile last week just slightly higher, opened sharply up Monday, buoyed by gains in other Asian markets.

10.   In currency trading, the peso closed slightly higher against the U.S. dollar, buoyed by gains made by the yen in morning trading, traders said.