21.   American depositary receipts of Mitsubishi Bank Ltd. fell after Japanese banks had to pay more to borrow money overseas.

22.   American depositary receipts of NEC Corp. rose after the company said it will begin production of its flat-panel video displays earlier than planned to meet strong demand.

23.   American depositary receipts of Telephonos de Venezuela, met good demand in its first day of trading.

24.   American depositary receipts, or ADRs, are shares comprised of foreign stock that is sold on U.S. stock exchanges.

25.   Analysts said they might be issued as American depositary receipts.

26.   AO Inkombank said it was selling American depositary receipts, the first Russian bank to do so.

27.   AO Irkutskenergo rose as investors judged that its issue of American depositary receipts would boost demand for the stock.

28.   Asian American depositary receipts fell, after two days of declines in their home markets.

29.   Asian American depositary receipts were seen falling after two days of decline in their home markets.

30.   Attracting investor interest was speculation about a possible sale of American depositary receipts by CA Electricidad de Caracas.