31.   Hong Kong share prices rallied Thursday, pulled higher by market heavyweight HSBC Holdings.

32.   Investors looking for bargains pulled stocks higher in early trading Thursday.

33.   Shares were pulled higher by Telemar PN, the biggest stock at the index.

34.   Soybean prices rebounded Thursday after a big selloff the previous day on the Chicago Board of Trade, pulling grains higher with them.

35.   The Dow was pulled higher by consumer issues, as investors fled to sectors that might perform well even in an economic downturn.

36.   Wheat was pulled higher by the rallies in the neighboring trading pits.

37.   Wheat was pulled higher by the rise in soybeans.

38.   While stocks were pulled higher by bonds on Tuesday, they got little help from the fixed-income market Wednesday.

39.   They said share prices were also pulled higher by futures-linked short-covering by dealers and some institutional investors.

40.   The pound sterling, which had been pulled higher by the rise in the dollar, saw its progress cut back by the publication of two British indicators.