11.   One French company said to be interested in buying Austrian utilities is Electricite de France, according to analysts at CA IB Investment Bank AG.

12.   That being the case, UtiliCorp will continue buying utilities.

13.   The days when a person could buy utility, telephone or General Motors stock and ride easily up the market are over.

14.   U.S. BUYERS FOR BRITISH UTILITY Another British utility is being bought by American companies eager to expand into a rapidly deregulating market.

15.   When Houston-based Enron bought a small utility in the Pacific Northwest three years ago, it did so to bolster its energy holdings.

16.   Investors, particularly foreigners, bought utilities, banks, and securities issues Monday on hopes of an economic recovery, said Century Securities senior strategist Morihiko Ida.