41.   Calabresi noted the heavy volume of First Amendment cases amassed by the administration of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

42.   Buying interest was particularly strong in finance and banking stocks which saw heavy volumes in MBf Capital, Arab-Malaysian Corp and United Merchant, among others.

43.   Company officials argue they need flexibility to shift calls to other centers in their region to alleviate heavy volumes in certain spots.

44.   Dealers said that despite the relatively heavy volume, most transactions were between banks, with corporate clients largely out of the market for the Christmas break.

45.   Dollar inflows and corporate buying of the U.S. currency underpinned the heavy volume.

46.   HLG Futures said rollover activity was strong with heavy volume as it was the last day for traders to rollover their positions from February to March.

47.   In Hong Kong, shares moved ahead in heavy volume, posting a third consecutive increase as property companies continued their advance.

48.   KLIH continued to attract heavy volume.

49.   MBf Capital, Arab-Malaysian Corp, United Merchant were all up on heavy volume.

50.   Mexican stocks ended sharply higher to post a third straight record close in heavy volume Wednesday on continued bullishness.