11.   HONG KONG stocks were mixed, as declines in property stocks such as Henderson land Development Co. countered a gain in HSBC Holdings Plc.

12.   Oil stocks also fell, countering gains by National Westminster Bank Plc, Barclays Plc and export-oriented companies.

13.   Philip Morris Cos., maker of Marlboro, hoped its surprise move would counter recent gains made by antismoking forces.

14.   Rising bonds yields failed to counter the gains.

15.   Software and retail shares slipped, countering gains in semiconductor and computer shares.

16.   That countered gains in bank shares, which rallied after Chase Manhattan Corp. and Chemical Banking Corp. agreed to merge, continuing a series of bank takeovers.

17.   These gains were countered by a slide in shares of long-distance phone company KDD and other telecommunication companies.

18.   To counter the gain, analysts said the company could announce charges to pay for reorganization of the consumer electronics division.

19.   U.K. retail banks and chemical shares led the U.K. retreat, countering gains among building materials stocks and Reed International Plc.

20.   U.S. stocks were mixed as chemical shares fell, countering gains in technology issues, amid concern earnings will slow later this year.