101.   Blue-chip share prices were slightly higher in quiet early trading Tuesday, supported by mostly higher than expected corporate earnings.

102.   Blue-chip stocks dropped Tuesday on profit taking after several companies announced better than expected quarterly earnings and bond rates rose late in the day.

103.   US markets staged a strong recovery after General Motors and Texas Instruments delivered better-than expected quarterly earnings.

104.   Mitsubishi Kasei attributed the better than expected earnings to its cost-cutting efforts and an increase in capital gains from sales of securities.

105.   Singapore share prices are forecast to be depressed next week on expected lower corporate earnings results and weakness in US stocks, analysts said Friday.

106.   Steels eased despite better than expected interim earnings reports from sector leaders.

107.   Stocks surged on Wall Street, buoyed by better than expected corporate earnings reports from IBM and other major companies.