21.   Treasury securities ended mixed, with selling by hedge funds battering the long end of the market even as shorter maturities were bolstered by weakness in equities.

22.   U.S. stocks ended mixed after a rollercoaster session.

23.   While the planned SBC-Ameritech deal increased speculation that other regional telephone companies may have to consolidate, telephone company shares ended mixed.

24.   Philippine shares ended mixed, with bargain-hunting offsetting the downward pull of a slightly weaker national currency, the peso.

25.   Overseas stock markets ended mixed.

26.   Philippine stocks, meanwhile, ended mixed in another lackluster session.

27.   Banks ended mixed to lower.

28.   Blue chips steadied Friday, eking out a tiny gain, while the wide range of other stocks ended mixed.

29.   Blue-chip shares ended mixed.

30.   Blue chips dug out of a deficit Friday to finish with a tiny gain, while the wide range of other stocks ended mixed.