21.   Financial shares climbed amid expectations of lower interest rates early next year.

22.   Hewlett-Packard Co. could rise on news its market share climbed.

23.   In after-hours trading, AOL shares climbed a bit but subsequently fell to around their close-of-market level.

24.   Investors said Abercrombie will be the first large retailer since Saks Holdings Inc. in May to see shares climb significantly in the first days.

25.   Japanese stocks rose on optimism strong sales overseas and a higher dollar will boost profits at exporters such as electronics maker Canon Inc. Bank shares also climbed.

26.   Mexican shares climbed as the peso strengthened to a three-week high against the dollar, fueling hopes that interest rates will fall and lift earnings.

27.   Mexican shares climbed for the second day after the peso steadied and local interest rates fell, raising hopes that company profits are growing.

28.   New Millennium shares climbed even higher through the first two weeks of October, but then began to swoon.

29.   Nike shares climbed on the news.

30.   Oil shares climbed amid Middle East tension as renewed clashes between Kurdish factions in northern Iraq rekindled concern that a broader military conflict may erupt and threaten Gulf exports.