101.   Dealers said share prices rose on buying by traders on the back of across-the-board buying support from domestic and foreign investors in blue-chip stocks.

102.   European stock markets generally rose on Tuesday, although trading was light due to the Fourth of July national holiday in the United States.

103.   The Swiss franc, which had risen on Wednesday, fell slightly against the mark.

104.   The price of basic foodstuffs rose on Wednesday in Baghdad markets after the latest round of oil-for-food talks with the United Nations adjourned without agreement.

105.   These shares had risen on Wednesday after Warburg research had been voted the best by fund managers in an annual FT Extel survey.

106.   Volume rose on Friday but was expected to slow once again next week as investors awaited the release Friday of monthly jobless figures.

107.   Japanese and Hong Kong share prices rose on Monday while most other Asia-Pacific bourses lost ground, largely due to various domestic factors, brokers said.

108.   On the US market, prices rose on encouraging export prospectives, but then fell on higher expectations for the wheat harvest.

109.   Oil companies rose on what analysts described as technical factors.

110.   Philippine share prices barely rose on Monday in the absence of foreign buying and fresh news.