41.   Societe Generale, Sanofi SA, General des Eaux SA and insurer UAP led the index higher.

42.   Stocks among that group led the index higher last week, suggesting confidence in a KMT win.

43.   Stocks of Silicon Valley companies fell as Cisco Systems Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. led the index lower.

44.   Stocks closed mixed in Buenos Aires on Monday following an eight-day rise which took the Merval leading shares index to a two-year high on Friday.

45.   Stocks playing the biggest role in leading the index higher were Seagram Co., Alcan Aluminium Ltd. and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

46.   Stocks playing the largest role in leading the index higher were Alcan Aluminium Ltd., Bank of Montreal and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan.

47.   Stocks that may lead the index higher include Alcan Aluminium Ltd. and Falconbridge Ltd., as well as Royal Bank of Canada, and Bank of Nova Scotia.

48.   Strong earnings from Rentokil Group Plc and gains in Enterprise Oil Plc led the index out of a loss in afternoon trading.

49.   Technology issues like Sun Microsystems, EMC and America Online led the index lower.

50.   Technology stocks also helped lead the index higher.