91.   Basically, it was selling on good news, said analyst Eric Rothman of Stephens Inc.

92.   Barring a war or a rapid decline in the economy, the general election is likely to focus on education, health care and maintaining prosperity, analysts said.

93.   Australian bonds could continue to rally on expectations the inflation rate will slow by year-end, analysts said.

94.   Auto stocks are likely to continue to trail the stock market as a whole, analysts said.

95.   Avid is selling expensive equipment when smaller companies with lower overhead are introducing cheaper products, analysts said.

96.   Because fewer cattle than expected entered feedlots in December, meatpackers will have to pay more for the reduced supplies when the cattle mature, analysts said.

97.   Because Gatic is small and little known, the default is unlikely to undermine investor confidence in other Argentine companies which have corporate bonds outstanding, analysts said.

98.   Banc One Corp. took steps to shore up billions of dollars in bonds backed by credit card payments to head off rising losses, analysts said.

99.   Because the market began the current year at low levels, banks are almost guaranteed to see portfolio values rise this year, analysts said.

100.   Banking shares fell because banks may be forced to sell their steel holdings to offset their bad debt, analysts said.