51.   After the gilt market closed the Bank of England governor Eddie George confirmed recent speculation that the central bank was no longer calling for higher interest rates.

52.   After the market closed Matsushita said the central bank is not concerned about inflation yet and will not change its monetary policy yet.

53.   After the market closed yesterday, Acclaim said it restated fourth-quarter earnings on the advice of its accountants.

54.   After the market closed yesterday, JT said that it would boost its investment fivefold in joint AIDS research with a U.S. drug developer.

55.   After the market closed, both companies reported better-than-expected earnings.

56.   After the market closed, seven Italian cities released preliminary inflation numbers.

57.   After the market closed, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat lowered forecasts.

58.   After the market closed, the company said that fourth-quarter results would exceed expectations.

59.   After the market closed, Vice Finance Minister Tadashi Ogawa said the government may buy property that banks are holding as collateral and have been unable to sell.

60.   After the markets closed the pilots called off their strike threat provided the government maintains restrictions in the shipping channel.