21.   The stock market had its share of advancing issues, and two of the biggest ones rose on mergers and acquisitions.

22.   They like to see trading volume in advancing issues outweigh the volume in stocks sold.

23.   Overall, the number of advancing issues was almost even with the number of decliners on the New York Stock Exchange.

24.   Advancing issues and decliners traded nearly evenly on the New York Stock Exchange.

25.   Advancing issues are losing their lead on decliners.

26.   Advancing issues barely outnumbered decliners on the New York Stock Exchange.

27.   Advancing issues led decliners by a narrow margin on the New York Stock Exchange.

28.   Advancing issues narrowly outnumbered decliners on the New York Stock Exchange.

29.   Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold a narrow lead over decliners.

30.   Advancing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold an eight-to-five lead over decliners.