11.   Its underwriters Peregrine Brokerage said the company recently announced better than expected sales.

12.   J.C. Penney Co., Dayton Hudson Corp. and CompUSA Inc. last week reported lower-than-expected sales -- and more retailers are expected to follow.

13.   J.C. Penney Co., Dayton Hudson Corp. and CompUSA Inc. last week reported lower-than-expected sales -- and more chains are expected to follow.

14.   Leading the rise were non-voting shares in the state oil company and electric utility, which reached two-year highs amid expected sale of state assets.

15.   Other expected sales include Brazilian utility Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Chinese investment bank Citic Pacific Ltd. and possibly London-based Enterprise Oil Plc.

16.   Retailers posted slightly higher than expected sales, as consumers took advantage of steep price cuts on Christmas Eve.

17.   Resolution of the debts makes it easier to price the company for an expected sale to the private sector.

18.   Some expected sales are getting delayed.

19.   Sony Music included the expected sales in its first-half outlook.

20.   Sybase management said in a conference call with security analysts that the revenue shortfall came from lower than expected sales in North America and Europe.