111.   But while the market averages rose, there were notable pockets of weakness.

112.   Elsewhere, trading was quiet and directionless, with market averages changing course several times.

113.   Market averages have been uniformly higher in Asia and Europe.

114.   Market averages are higher across Europe.

115.   Market averages were mixed in early trading today as investors searched for direction in a quiet market.

116.   Market averages broke out of a tight trading range as investors bought a wide range of technology stocks.

117.   Market averages were mixed today as investors searched for direction in a quiet market.

118.   Overseas market averages have been hit by waves of selling today.

119.   Roche said its pharmaceuticals division, including new AIDS medication, grew ahead of the market average, and that several over-the-counter products had strong sales.

120.   Some scattered bargain-hunting lifted market averages from their midday lows.