61.   Mainland-backed companies, or red chips, such as China Resources Enterprise Ltd., rallied after sliding for four days.

62.   On cue, the stocks rallied after the earnings were released.

63.   On Friday, U.S. bonds rallied after the government reported a surprising drop in producer prices.

64.   Other Baby Bell stocks also rallied after the Wall Street Journal reported the Nynex Corp. and Bell Atlantic Corp. revived merger talks.

65.   Other building material companies rallied after the news.

66.   Paper and lumber companies rallied after a federal appeals court upheld a ruling forcing the Clinton Administration to allow cutting in old-growth forests in Oregon and Washington.

67.   Platinum prices rallied after Congress approved legislation allowing the U.S. mint to begin producing platinum Eagle coins, which traders said will increase demand for the metal.

68.   PORTUGESE stocks were mixed, with the benchmark index ending the day little changed after the U.S. market rallied after early losses.

69.   Rompola said her team rallied after senior point guard Shawna Ford was lost for the season with a knee injury this month.

70.   Semiconductor-related stocks rallied after U.S.-based Applied Materials Inc. reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings yesterday in New York.