21.   On the stock market, prices moved higher as domestic pension funds and other investors bought shares in blue chips, including automobile issues.

22.   Share prices started lower following an overnight decline on Wall Street, but buying outpaced selling in the afternoon on active buying by domestic pension and public funds.

23.   Share prices opened lower following an overnight decline on Wall Street, but buying outpaced selling in the afternoon on active buying by domestic pension and public funds.

24.   Some buying from domestic pension funds and other institutional investors helped slow the decline in the Nikkei, but the index still languished in the negative column all day.

25.   Stocks were buoyed in earlier trading on buying by domestic pension funds, traders said, but those gains evaporated later Friday.

26.   Stock prices rebounded in the afternoon on buying by domestic pension funds.

27.   Tokyo share prices rebounded in light trading Thursday on buying by domestic pensions funds.

28.   Tokyo stock prices rose moderately Tuesday, lifted by buying by domestic pension and public funds.

29.   Tokyo traders said domestic pension funds and overseas investors were the main buyers Wednesday.

30.   Traders said continued buying by domestic pension funds and foreign investors pushed stock prices higher almost across the board.