11.   Oil Minister Abdul Mohsen al-Madaj said he expected oil prices to maintain a bullish trend as long as U.S. missile strikes on Iraq continue.

12.   But many lost huge slices of their investments in a massive slide in prices after an unprecedented bullish trend caused by the manipulations, the sources said.

13.   Many lost most of their investments in a massive slide in prices after an unprecendented bullish trend caused by the alleged manipulations, according to market sources.

14.   Share prices ended lower on late-session program selling Monday that reversed the bullish trend on Wall Street for most of the day.