41.   Retail shares climbed even after the report on declining sales.

42.   Retail, food and drink shares climbed on expectations the planned tax cut will prompt a rebound in consumer spending.

43.   Shares climbed as interest rates in Mexico and the U.S. declined.

44.   Shipping shares climbed, as investors looked forward to higher profits from higher shipping rates, they said.

45.   Software shares also climbed.

46.   Some electronics manufacturer shares climbed.

47.   Stamford-based petroleum refiner Tosco Corp. led Connecticut companies whose shares climbed.

48.   The analyst, said Chu, believed that he had to compensate for having predicted earlier that Samsung shares would climb much higher than they did.

49.   The largest American auto maker, GM, saw its market share climb again this month, as its redesigned cars and trucks started to reach dealer showrooms.

50.   The selloff was tempered late in the day as Hewlett-Packard shares climbed back from the daily lows.