31.   Investors eventually bid up shares of companies with steady earnings that perform best in a slower-growth environment.

32.   Investors have been bidding up shares of PNB since the government put control of the bank in private hands with the sale of shares and detachable warrants last year.

33.   Investors bid down bank shares this year amid a series of mergers and near-collapses in the financial industry.

34.   Investors bid down banking shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.

35.   Investors bid down shares of companies that would benefit from the increased public works spending in a supplemental budget, such as housing materials manufacturers and steelmakers.

36.   Investors bid up drug and food companies, which are less affected by swings in the yen and likely to benefit as the economy improves, traders said.

37.   Investors bid up Grace shares today on a bet that either Hercules now would make a hostile bid for Grace or another suitor would pop up.

38.   Investors have been bidding up Hong Kong stocks all week.

39.   Investors have bid down bank shares this year amid a series of merger and near-collapses in the financial industry.

40.   Investors have bid up prices of these stocks in recent weeks, apparently assuming that the worst is already over.