11.   Australian stocks surged to a record high, led by base metal miners such CRA Ltd. and global media company News Corp.

12.   Australian stocks surged, staging their biggest one-day gain this year, as bonds rose.

13.   Banks and finance stocks surged last week in the lead-up to the announcements.

14.   Banking and brokerage stocks surged amid optimism that stock trading and prices would continue to rise and boost their profits, traders said.

15.   Because most advertising stocks surged in price, the public companies can easily use their shares instead of cash to purchase agencies.

16.   Biotechnology stocks surged after Amgen Inc. said its scientists had developed an experimental therapy for treating obesity.

17.   Biotechnology stocks surged after Amgen Inc. said its scientists developed an experimental therapy for treating obesity.

18.   Blue-chip stocks surged to within a point of their all-time high, bolstered by a recovery in the dollar.

19.   Blue-chip stocks surged in heavy trading to their highest level since October.

20.   Bonds gains came even as stocks surged, marking a switch from recent days, when the two markets moved in opposite directions.