11.   Brazilian stocks were little changed as a decline in market leader Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA offset a rise in appliance maker Brasmotor SA and construction materials maker Duratex SA.

12.   A decline in financial stocks may offset a rise in tobacco and telecommunications shares.

13.   A fall by Petron Corp. on concern production and sales will decline offset rises by some key property stocks.

14.   BRAZILIAN stocks were mixed as a decline in market leader Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras SA offset a rise in appliance maker Brasmotor SA and construction materials maker Duratex SA.

15.   Canadian stocks were little changed as declining retailing shares offset a rise in forest products issues that was fueled by an industry merger.

16.   Cost cutting more than offset the rise in the yen against the dollar, Kitaoka said.

17.   Copper was steady as robust demand from U.S. manufacturers offset the rise in world supplies.

18.   Economists expect rapidly rising productivity to offset rises in labor costs.

19.   Exports of small trucks and sport utility vehicles fell, offsetting a rise in shipments of large trucks to North America and Thailand.

20.   Falling oil and copper prices should have offset a rise in the value of the dollar towards the end of November, economists said.