51.   He recommended buying low-priced mid-caps with solid earnings.

52.   As for future stock prices, the question is whether solid corporate earnings reports will be enough to win away investors also attracted by higher interest rates.

53.   They expect solid corporate earnings growth in Japan, recovery of the domestic economy and government action to clean up bad debt in the financial sector.

54.   Solid earnings by its convenience store subsidiary, Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd., also contributed to the overall gain.

55.   The market was buoyed by gains in the electronic sector triggered by KCE Electronics on its solid earnings prospects, SICCO Securities dealer Choopong Songchaisirichote said.