71.   Phone company stocks got a lift from falling bond yields, which make their relatively high dividends more attractive.

72.   Prices of Treasury securities turned higher in light trading Wednesday, getting a lift from falling commodities prices.

73.   Sales could also get a lift from the rising stock market.

74.   Several banks, including Chemical and Banc One, got a lift as much from lower Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. premiums as from growth in their businesses.

75.   Several industry groups got a lift from reports of better-than-expected earnings.

76.   Share prices can get a lift when bonds yields fall because investors seeking higher returns often turn to stocks.

77.   She looks down, she gets a lift.

78.   Should a balanced budget bill actually get through the Congress, however, the markets could get a lift.

79.   Stocks also got a lift from declining bond yields and expectations the Federal Reserve Board will cut interest rates at a policy meeting next week.