11.   French stocks fell, led by declines in companies which depend on U.S. sales for earnings.

12.   Further declines could lead to a third suspension, they said.

13.   Georgia stocks sagged, recording their biggest slide in more than two weeks, led by declines at SunTrust Banks Inc., Bank South Corp. and other financial institutions.

14.   Minnesota stocks fell for the fourth day, led by declines in Medtronic Inc. and ADC Telecommunications Inc.

15.   Philippine stocks fell, led by declines in San Miguel Corp. amid earnings concern and Pilipino Telephone Corp. which tumbled to a record low.

16.   Silicon Valley stocks fell, led by declines in Intuit Inc., Netscape Communications Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc.

17.   Shares of companies with operations in Jacksonville dropped, led by declines in Barnett Banks Inc. and First Union Corp.

18.   Speaking on radio station Hessische Rundfunk, Federation Chief Thomas Werz said the sales decline will lead to further job losses in the retail sector.

19.   Spending on new U.S. construction unexpectedly fell in August, led by declines in non-residential and public building, government figures showed today.

20.   Texas stocks ended the month at their lowest level this year, led by declines in Atwood Oceanics Inc. and Benchmarq Microelectronics Inc.