21.   On Tuesday, the benchmark Bovespa stock index, the main barometer of investor sentiment, moved into positive territory measured in U.S. dollar terms.

22.   Paper issues, which have been strong this week, remained in positive territory.

23.   Other stock indexes also were in positive territory for much of the day.

24.   Prices bounded higher, aided by traders covering short positions, and the Nasdaq composite even nosed into positive territory before sagging again.

25.   Shares in Germany were hoisted into positive territory by exporters as the dollar recovered late in the day.

26.   Stock investors, longing to move into positive territory for the year, had hoped that signs of an improving economy would end their days of waiting.

27.   STOCKS CLIMB IN CALM SESSION Major market gauges remained in positive territory in a session devoid of volatility.

28.   Technology stocks flirted with positive territory early Thursday but plunged in the afternoon as the risks became apparent.

29.   STOCKS RETURN TO POSITIVE TERRITORY Just as a recent rally on Wall Street started to fizzle, stocks re-entered positive territory.

30.   The Dow Jones industrial average moved barely into positive territory for the year.