21.   Kansas City Value Line stock-index futures fell sharply following other market indexes.

22.   Japanese phone companies fell following a report that Japan Telecom Co. will merge with International Telecom Japan, traders said.

23.   Kansas City Value Line stock-index futures fell following a plunge in the Dow Jones average.

24.   Oil prices fell yesterday following a report of weekly increases in inventories of crude oil, heating oil and gasoline.

25.   On Friday, Italian bonds fell following a weak U.S. Treasury market.

26.   Other shares fell following a steep rise in U.S. interest rates.

27.   Shares in gold producers fell following the fall in the price of bullion.

28.   Semiconductor-related issues fell following the drop in U.S. trading.

29.   Stock and bond prices fell sharply following the report.

30.   Stocks fell following a Nihon Keizai newspaper report that Bank of Yokohama Ltd. will sell all the shares it holds of listed companies within the next three years.