51.   European stocks finished higher Monday as the telecommunications sector made gains.

52.   European stocks finished lower Tuesday but a late rally sparked by a modest rise in U.S. shares cut the losses.

53.   European stocks finished lower Tuesday in spite of a late rally sparked by a modest rise in U.S. shares.

54.   Hong Kong stocks finished higher although they failed to hold all of their early gains.

55.   Hong Kong blue chip stocks finished lower, as late selling in the futures market wiped out big early gains that followed lower interest rates in mainland China.

56.   Hong Kong stocks finished moderately lower Wednesday as investors cashed in on gains built up in the past five sessions.

57.   Hong Kong stocks finished slightly higher in lackluster trading ahead of the year-end holidays.

58.   In Japan, stocks finished lower, following the latest declines on Wall Street and further sapped by concerns over the ailing economy.

59.   In Japan, stocks finished lower for a fifth consecutive session on worries over corporate earnings in the global economic downturn.

60.   In New York, U.S. stocks finished lower Thursday amid another round of earnings warnings, including medical products company Genzyme and mobile phone company Nokia.