101.   On Friday, stocks closed mixed as U.S. shares pared initial gains.

102.   PORTUGUESE stocks rose for a second day, though they pared earlier gains after two U.S. economic reports left open the possibility of faster growth in the third quarter.

103.   Prices pared early gains after Glickman said that fields in northern Kansas largely escaped damage from the freeze.

104.   Refined product prices also pared early gains.

105.   Some traders said sterling has reached a temporary high and will pare its gains in the days ahead.

106.   Soybeans and wheat, also used in livestock feed, rose in early trading before paring gains.

107.   SPANISH shares closed higher, having pared some gains after a rise in U.S. bond yields undercut the effects of a benign domestic inflation report.

108.   South Korean stocks pared gains on a report a few North Korean soldiers crossed over into the South and are holding two South Korean farmers hostage.

109.   SPANISH shares pared morning gains to finish little changed after U.S. stocks turned mixed, shedding an early rally.

110.   SPANISH stocks pared early gains and closed mixed, following a drop in bond prices before a Federal Reserve meeting tomorrow on whether to raise U.S. interest rates.