11.   Traders also attributed the bullish market to interest rate cuts in Great Britain and France, which boosted interest-rate-sensitive stocks such as electrical utilities.

12.   He said the stock market was safer, as one could always sell off the stocks in a bullish market and buy them back in a depressed market.

13.   But Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said first quarter growth in Japan is likely to be weak despite bullish market expectations.

14.   The US dollar ended slightly higher Thursday against the mark and virtually unchanged against the yen in Singapore trading amid a bullish market for the greenback, dealers said.

15.   Market sources said people also invested in the bullish markets by selling property, closing down other businesses and cashing in government savings and development bonds.

16.   Rubber futures prices in Singapore closed higher Wednesday on increased turnover in line with a bullish Japanese market, dealers said.

17.   The dollar rose against the mark and the yen in Singapore trading Wednesday, boosted by bullish market sentiment, dealers said.