81.   Traders attributed the gains to buying by arbitrage traders and covering of short, or oversold, index positions.

82.   Analysts attributed the gains to ample liquidity in the local banking system and bullish sentiment among investors.

83.   Analysts attributed the gains to a softening market caused by the end of the budget year in Japan.

84.   Other pharmaceutical stocks were higher too, although dealers attributed those gains to sector rotation.

85.   The company attributed the gains in profits and sales to efforts in cutting production costs and increased orders both at home and overseas.

86.   The governmental agency attributed the gains to higher clothing prices and recent hikes in passenger fares by private railway companies.

87.   The gains were attributed to better nutrition.