21.   Mexican stocks rose to a record as a strong peso and low interest rates boosted investors optimism about the future of the Mexican economy.

22.   Optimism that the economy will expand without causing inflation to accelerate boosted optimism among bond investors.

23.   Other mergers and speculation about acquisitions in the oil, software and utility industries boosted optimism that stocks will be a sound investment in the months ahead.

24.   Reports of higher-than-expected earnings from companies such as Citicorp helped boost investor optimism that stocks will keep rising.

25.   That boosted optimism that earnings at banks, retailers, bottlers and food products companies will climb in coming months.

26.   The moisture so tantalizingly close over his parched, barren fields did little to boost his optimism.

27.   The reports boosted optimism that slowing growth and scant inflation will keep the Federal Reserve from raising bank lending rates anytime soon.

28.   The success in Japan and the U.S. of new products such as its Tamagotchi hand-held video game boosted optimism about earnings, traders said.

29.   They rallied after strong sales over the weekend boosted optimism over strong profit growth.

30.   To be sure, exporters and automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. gained as a rising dollar boosted optimism for overseas earnings.