61.   U.K. bonds were lower for most of the day.

62.   Victor Raisys, also of Wit SoundView, said the stakes are lower for Microsoft than for AOL.

63.   Venezuelan stocks were also lower for the week, although for different reasons.

64.   While lung cancer mortality rates are lower for cigar than cigarette smokers, death rates for cancers of the oral cavity are higher.

65.   While stocks continued to climb, Treasury prices were lower for the third consecutive session.

66.   Only wheat moved as much as a penny a bushel, winding up lower for the day after edging higher initially.

67.   A tumble in hi-tech issues, triggered by a selloff of technology shares in New York, had kept the Tokyo market lower for most of the session.

68.   As a result, expectations are lower for both teams.

69.   Bond prices had been lower for most of the day but rallied late in the afternoon following the release of weaker-than-expected May industrial production figures.

70.   Broader stock indicators, which were lower for most of the day, closed mixed.