71.   Elsewhere, shares closed lower in Singapore and Taiwan.

72.   Elsewhere, shares closed higher in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Singapore.

73.   Elsewhere, shares closed higher in Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

74.   Elsewhere, shares closed lower in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.

75.   European shares closed at a three-month high Friday, with the technology sector and banking industry leading the surge.

76.   European shares closed mostly higher Tuesday, with high growth sectors holding steady on the back of only mild losses the previous day.

77.   European shares closed higher Wednesday, with a rise in financial servicecs as concerns eased over a possible interest rate rise.

78.   European shares closed mostly lower Wednesday, with chemical and resources stocks leading the decline.

79.   European shares closed lower Friday, as jitters on the Nasdaq helped drag down technology, media and telecommunications stocks.

80.   Elsewhere, shares also closed higher in South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan and New Zealand.