21.   In general, investors on Tuesday favored retail, utility, natural gas and defense stocks and sold airline, oil, drug and brokerage shares.

22.   In this environment, investors have favored some of the weaker banks, figuring their shares have more room to rise.

23.   In the last year and a half, investors have been favoring a very small group of big, well-known stocks.

24.   Investors also favored Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and autoparts maker Denso Corp.

25.   Institutional investors often favor conglomerates as plays on the overall growth of the economy.

26.   Investors favored shares of many stable-growing, large companies.

27.   Investors favored the companies, betting they would buy mainland assets from their parents on the cheap.

28.   Investors clearly favor Baer over the likes of the Big Three.

29.   Investors favored stocks over bonds lately.

30.   Investors favored Toyota, Honda Motor Co. and autoparts maker Denso Corp.