41.   The trouble is, mimicking the returns of various fixed-income indexes is far more difficult for investors than mirroring the performance of the main stock indexes.

42.   The stock accounts for a tenth of the main stock index.

43.   Today, main indexes in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia edged up, while the Philippine, Thailand and Indonesia closed lower.

44.   TURKISH main stock index fell amid investor concerns treasury bill yields will rise in the months ahead as the government resorts to short-term borrowing to pay its domestic debt.

45.   What is clear is that the main indexes are magnifying the rise of the market.

46.   Philippine shares continued to surge Wednesday, with the main index hitting a four-month high after the latest round of U.S. interest rate cuts, traders said.

47.   Philippine shares ended little changed Tuesday, with the main index posting a marginal gain on demand for bank stocks.

48.   Philippine stocks closed lower in lackluster trading Monday, with profit-taking on selected blue-chips weighing on the main index, traders said.

49.   Philippine stocks strengthened Friday as interest in key stocks, especially blue chips Ayala Land and San Miguel, pushed the main index sharply higher, traders said.

50.   Already in recession, Hong Kong has seen the value of its main stock index fall drastically this month.