41.   Hopes that companies would forecast better outlooks for the current year when they report their earnings for the year to March lifted the market, dealers said.

42.   However, Russian officials have so far refused to commit themselves to any course of action, while Russian oil companies have forecast a sharp production increase this year.

43.   But the company forecast a moderate recovery in the second half.

44.   But the company forecast lower profits this year on flat revenues.

45.   But this meant that the company could not forecast its performance.

46.   Company forecasts for the rest of the year was not yet available.

47.   For the year to March, the company forecast lower earnings but higher sales for the parent company alone.

48.   The outcome was better than the company had forecast on the basis of results for the first half.

49.   The Nihon Keizai said electronics companies forecast higher profits on continued expansion of the Asian and the US markets.

50.   Some companies forecast a mass exodus of miners to overseas locations and mining representatives called for urgent talks between the West Australian and federal governments to end the uncertainty.