111.   Stocks opened higher Friday, extending gains made since interest rate hikes were effectively eliminated from the investment landscape.

112.   Stocks were higher Monday morning as many technology shares extended gains that began during a rally last week.

113.   Takenaka and other participants said technical yen selling kicked in Wednesday as the dollar started to rise in Tokyo, extending its gains in London and New York.

114.   The Bank of Japan then reportedly began buying dollars, further extending the gains of the U.S. currency.

115.   The dollar extended gains against the yen early Wednesday following the release of a weaker-than-expected industrial output data in Japan.

116.   The IPC extended gains toward the end of the session as U.S. shares rallied.

117.   The Philippine peso appreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar Friday, extending recent gains on a raft of good news including the scrapping of a system of volatility limits.

118.   The Nasdaq composite index extended its gains today on the strength of technology stocks, while old-line industrial shares were held to modest gains.

119.   The Philippine peso rose sharply against the dollar, extending recent gains on a raft of good news including the scrapping of a system of volatility limits.

120.   The rise extended gains Wednesday when March soybeans reached a four-week high -- mostly on forecasts calling for continued dry weather in Brazil.