61.   Electronics makers, which earn much of their profits overseas, were among the biggest gainers.

62.   Exporters slid, as the prospect of a weaker dollar hurt electronics makers like Pioneer and Toshiba and steelmakers like NKK Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries.

63.   Exports of audio equipment and office equipment such as facsimile machines both declined as Japanese electronics makers continued to set up factories in Asia where labor is cheaper.

64.   Exporters to decline today include electronics makers like Toshiba Corp. and Sharp Corp.

65.   GEC is courting Thomson-CSF, a French military electronics maker, as a partner to help it weather tough times.

66.   Gains were countered by a fall in electronics makers.

67.   GOLD Jewlers and electronics makers sought gold Thursday, pushing it up as traders reported shortages.

68.   He also cited a report this week on growth in the precision engineering industry, a supplier to electronics makers.

69.   Grundig AG, a German consumer electronics maker, said it narrowed its first-half loss as reorganization measures took hold.

70.   He said his company had been approached by some consumer electronics makers.