51. Stocks of Silicon Valley companies fell as Lam Research Corp. and Baan Co. led the index lower. 52. Telebras accounts for more than half of Bovespa trading and its shares tend to lead the index up or down. 53. The Bovespa index was led up by Telebras. 54. The Buffalo index was led lower by General Motors Corp. and Royal Ahold NV this week. 55. The chipmaker for telecommunications and consumer electronics also led the index yesterday. 56. The chipmaking equipment company led the index yesterday as its biggest gainer. 57. The index was led down by drug coatings manufacturer R.P. Scherer Corp. and software developer Compuware Corp. 58. The index was led by banking and property stocks. 59. The index was led down by Cemento Argos SA, Banco de Bogota, retailer Cadenalco SA and Banco de Colombia. 60. The index was led higher by shares of state-controlled telecommunications company, Telebras, which is responsible for about half of Bovespa trading. |