11.   Tea prices remained broadly stable in the London auction houses.

12.   Strong demand for high-quality East African teas lifted tea prices this week.

13.   Tea prices strengthened in the London auction houses this week.

14.   Tea trade sources here said they expected a slight drop in international tea prices in the first quarter of this year because more tea was coming into the market.

15.   Tea prices fell at the east African weekly auction here as a result of a glut in the market, dealers said Tuesday.

16.   Tea prices in the London auction houses clung on to a four-year high.

17.   The boiling rally in tea prices came to an abrupt halt this week on the London auctions, as demand for leaves from Kenya cooled down.

18.   The commissioner will also look into whether the current decline in tea prices in the Colombo market had been caused by domestic or global factors or by market manipulation.