21.   The move pulled shares in building materials stocks higher amid hopes lower mortgage and interest rates will lead to increased spending, home buying and corporate expansion.

22.   The semiconductor-related shares in the precision-instrument and electronics groups led the market higher amid expectations of increasing demand for memory chips.

23.   The U.S. attack on Iraq moved oil prices higher amid concern that rising tension in the Persian Gulf could once again threaten the movement of world oil supplies.

24.   Thorn EMI Plc paced the index higher amid renewed takeover speculation.

25.   While that news was encouraging for profits, it sent bond yields higher amid concern that inflation may accelerate.

26.   Banks were broadly higher amid optimism about the positive impact of the planned injection of public funds.

27.   But investors bid stocks higher amid continued optimism about corporate profits, said Jim Solloway, research director at Argus Research.

28.   But shorter maturities were higher amid hopes of a breakthrough in deadlocked budget talks in Washington.

29.   Corn futures were slightly higher amid strong export prospects.

30.   Corn was slightly higher amid speculation about the potential impact of the relatively poor weather and news that export sales were lower than expected.