51. The anticipated opening of state-run pension plans to private companies will boost markets as the field of funds looking for investment opportunities expands. 52. The market opened lower on profit-taking, but a recovery in airline stocks later boosted the market, said Kansas City trader Jason Sims. 53. The market was also boosted after an Athens newspaper reported that the government is planning to freeze utility prices. 54. The market was also boosted in Bogota by Banco de Bogota, Banco de Colombia, brewer Bavaria and retailer Cadenalco. 55. The news was not enough to boost the market, however. 56. The market was boosted generally by low rates on fixed income securities. 57. The rise in the American debt market boosted European markets in the afternoon. 58. The same factors are likely to boost the market further next week, traders said. 59. The Swedish central bank cut its most important money market rate for the second time this month, taking some investors by surprise and boosting markets. 60. There was some commercial buying as prices fell, but not enough to substantially boost the market. |