91.   In Seoul, investors expecting government intervention to defend the currency and boost the market pushed the main share index upward for the first time in four sessions.

92.   In Taiwan, share prices closed sharply higher on bargain-hunting, with brokers saying the market was boosted by buying by foreign institutions.

93.   Japanese stock prices finished sharply higher Thursday on expectations that a possible cut in U.S. interest rates will boost global markets.

94.   Japanese stocks rocketed higher Wednesday amid speculation that the government bought shares to boost the market.

95.   Ministers from Iran and Kuwait sought to boost the markets up again Tuesday, but prices dipped in London.

96.   Renewed talk that a foreign player could purchase a stake in SQM also boosted the market.

97.   Shares recovered from morning losses triggered by profit-taking, as buying of telecoms issues by foreign investors in the last half hour of trading boosted the market.

98.   Share prices were mixed in Asia on Thursday, though major markets were boosted by bargain hunting and technical buying.

99.   Stronger-than-expected weekly export sales helped boost the market.

100.   Some farm-state lawmakers think it did not go far enough to boost the market for corn that ethanol provides.