31.   Stock prices have been drifting lower for a month as investors try to reconcile mostly weak earnings forecasts with their hopes of a speedy recovery.

32.   Stock prices drifted lower Tuesday, pulled down for the second consecutive day by a sharp decline in technology stocks.

33.   The U.S. dollar gained marginally against the yen while Tokyo share prices drifted higher Tuesday following the release of mixed data on the Japanese economy.

34.   They said share prices drifted lower throughout the day in lockluster trading.

35.   Traders said share prices were drifting lower during the first hour in thin pre-holiday trading, partly in a technical reaction to two straight sessions of strong gains.

36.   Wheat prices drifted fractionally lower, with a lack of news leaving the market directionless.

37.   Wheat prices drifted higher amid an absence of fresh news.

38.   Another local dealer said prices drifted lower with investors showing little interest in the market.

39.   Blue-chip share prices drifted higher Wednesday as worries over corporate earnings overshadowed an improvement in long-term interest rates.

40.   Blue-chip share prices drifted lower Monday in the absence of new data on the US economy.