11.   In currency trading, the peso closed higher against the U.S. dollar, buoyed by gains in the Japanese yen which lifted regional currencies.

12.   In currency trading, the Philippine peso was higher against the dollar in slow morning trading, buoyed by gains in the Japanese yen, dealers said.

13.   Mexican stocks closed higher Tuesday, buoyed by gains registered in Latin American equity markets and lower local interest rates.

14.   Mexican stocks rallied late and closed higher Monday, buoyed by gains in domestic oriented stocks.

15.   Most Asian stock markets closed higher Friday, buoyed by gains overnight on Wall Street.

16.   Share prices rose on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, buoyed by gains made on Wall Street.

17.   Stocks rose in early Tokyo trading Wednesday, buoyed by gains overnight in Wall Street shares and Japanese stock futures traded overseas.

18.   The Australian share market posted its highest close in five months, buoyed by gains across most industry groups.

19.   The market was also buoyed by gain in prices for benchmark Japanese stock future contract prices in trading overnight on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

20.   The Nikkei was buoyed by gains in technology shares and other blue chips even as individual investors took profits on smokestack issues.