11.   Stocks trimmed their losses later in the day when bond prices surged on a Johnson Redbook Service report that department store sales slumped last week.

12.   TECHNOLOGY STOCKS SLIDE AGAIN Technology stocks fell sharply on worries about profits in the computer industry, but a late surge trimmed most losses in other sectors.

13.   That sent all the major stock averages plunging until a late buying rally trimmed the losses.

14.   A rebound in bond prices and the dollar helped to trim stock losses.

15.   Crude oil and products futures traded near unchanged much of the session, then fell sharply before trimming the losses at the close.

16.   Crude futures trimmed losses at the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday while products futures managed to post gains in a flurry of late shortcovering.

17.   Crude futures trimmed steep losses and products contracts ended mixed in roller coaster trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday.

18.   Crude oil and product futures at the New York Mercantile Exchange trimmed losses at the close of trading Tuesday.

19.   Earlier losses were trimmed by support by blue-chip counters - which had eased for much of last week - by local funds.

20.   Earlier losses were trimmed by support for blue-chip counters - which had eased for much of last week - by local funds, said an analyst.