71.   Expectations of some sort of tax cut have sent the main stock index higher for the past three sessions.

72.   Gains in just a few shares pushed the Dow index higher.

73.   Gains in telecommunications and telecom stocks drove European stock indexes higher Monday, boosted by merger plans between America Online Inc. and media company Time Warner Inc.

74.   High-tech issues and banking stocks led the blue-chip index higher.

75.   IBM is a Dow component and its gains helped push the index slightly higher.

76.   In Singapore, positive sentiment on the property sector pushed the key stock index sharply higher.

77.   Investors shed consumer stocks and exchanged them for technology and economically sensitive issues Thursday, churning stock indexes higher.

78.   Investors went on a buying spree on Friday, pushing all major stock indexes sharply higher.

79.   Investors went on a buying spree across nearly all sectors of the market, pushing broad market indexes higher.

80.   It led a rally in blue-chip banks, pulling the overall index higher.