111.   Regional electricity companies that are still available for takeover rose on continuing speculation about further bid activity, dealers said.

112.   Rose on Sunday conferred for three hours with Serb military chief General Ratko Mladic but was unable to iron out the disagreement.

113.   Share prices rose on Monday on bargain-hunting and futures-led buying, although market players were disappointed at the package, brokers said.

114.   Shares here rose on Thursday morning, following overnight gains on Wall Street, dealers said.

115.   Shares here rose on Tuesday morning after overnight gains on Wall Street and a rise on the bond market which followed other European bond markets upwards, dealers said.

116.   Shares here rose on Tuesday morning after overnight gains on Wall Street and the publication of favourable results from the Marks and Spencer retailer, dealers said.

117.   Shares in other Japanese banks rose on Wednesday.

118.   Singapore share prices rose on Monday on bargain-hunting and a strong Wall Street close last week but turnover was low, dealers said.

119.   Share prices here rose slightly on Monday morning on the wings of a rise Friday on Wall Street, dealers said.

120.   Share prices rose here on Monday morning on news that the Bank of England would not raise British interest rates immediately, dealers said.