11.   Among gainers, Sony Corp. got a boost from news it will join with international media company News Corp. to provide digital satellite television service in Japan.

12.   Among gainers, Sony Corp. got a boost from a report that it will join with international media company News Corp. to provide digital satellite television service in Japan.

13.   Analysts expect stocks will get a boost from the results.

14.   Analysts and traders said bond futures are also getting a boost.

15.   Analysts also said bonds may get a boost next week as traders buy back futures contracts ahead of the quarterly switchover in the lead futures contract.

16.   And Clinton got a boost in the opinion polls.

17.   Analysts said stocks may get a boost today from recent decisions by some companies to buy back their stock.

18.   And even Prodigy, the joint venture of Sears and IBM which has been stumbling around looking for the right chemistry, got a boost from online mania.

19.   And free trade would get a boost.

20.   And it got a boost last week from Gore as an alternative to government regulation.