21.   Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq Computer Corp. and Digital Equipment Corp. rose most as investors sought out shares that recently declined amid a spate of computer-industry profit warnings.

22.   Hirsch said he is worried that if the bull market comes to a spectacular end, the stocks that have risen the most will fall the hardest.

23.   IBM led the early rise for stocks, and rose most among those in the Dow industrials.

24.   IBM and Boeing Co. rose the most today.

25.   Investment banks and brokerages rose the most among financial issues.

26.   International Business Machines Corp. and other computer shares that have helped lead the market higher rose the most.

27.   International Business Machines Corp. rose most.

28.   Inventories of metal products, electronics and general machinery rose the most, the ministry said.

29.   Investors said companies with the greatest international presence, like drugmakers, will continue to see their profits rise most.

30.   NationsBank Corp. and other companies that depend on low rates rose the most.