21.   Among the biggest gainers in the Puget Sound area was Eagle Hardware.

22.   Among the biggest gainers in the state index were a roster of technology stocks.

23.   Among the biggest gainers were shares of telephone companies.

24.   Among the biggest gainers will be Times Mirror Co., which is benefiting from a companywide cost-cutting program.

25.   Among the Dow industrials, the biggest gainers were Boeing Co., International Business Machines Corp. and Aluminum Co. of America.

26.   Among the most actively traded bonds, Argentine par bonds and Brazilian capitalization bonds were the biggest gainers.

27.   Among the biggest gainers was Mesaba Holdings, which operates as a feeder airline for Northwest Airlines Corp.

28.   Among the biggest gainers were semiconductor stocks.

29.   Among the biggest gainers will be Times Mirror Co. and Knight-Ridder Inc.

30.   Among the Dow industrials, the biggest gainers were Caterpillar Inc., Aluminum Co. of America and Boeing Co.