41.   Positive earnings reports and continued bargain hunting combined to push stock prices higher in early trading Thursday.

42.   A handful of mildly positive outlooks in the tech sector combined with some bargain hunting gave stocks a modest lift in early trading Wednesday.

43.   After three days of losses, Philippine stocks capped a volatile session Friday with modest gains from last-minute bargain hunting.

44.   Although the key index ended near its intraday low Wednesday, it did rebound slightly in late trading on bargain hunting.

45.   An afternoon round of bargain hunting sent stocks modestly higher Thursday in a move that temporarily stopped the tailspin Wall Street has been in all week.

46.   Analysts said some bargain hunting was to be expected after a two-day sell-off.

47.   Although stocks have periodically rebounded on bargain hunting and burst of optimism, the market has been unable to maintain any broad upward momentum.

48.   Although stocks periodically rebound on bargain hunting and burst of optimism, the market has been unable to maintain any broad upward momentum.

49.   Analysts are split over whether that means the market is poised to rally or whether investors are just temporarily bargain hunting.

50.   Analysts had said that bargain hunting might temporarily revive stocks, but they said the larger issues remain.