81.   Investors bid up drug and food companies, which are less affected by swings in the yen and likely to benefit as the economy improves, traders said.

82.   Investors bid up Grace shares today on a bet that either Hercules now would make a hostile bid for Grace or another suitor would pop up.

83.   Investors bidding up futures contracts ahead of the settlement tomorrow of the June future contracts for the Topix index also pushed up banks, traders said.

84.   Investors have been bidding up Hong Kong stocks all week.

85.   Investors have bid up prices of these stocks in recent weeks, apparently assuming that the worst is already over.

86.   Investors reached the same conclusion, and bid up the prices of cereal company stocks.

87.   Investors watch labor market gauges for signs of inflation, because a tight labor market means employers may have to bid up wages to attract qualified workers.

88.   Investors were pleased by the announcements, quickly bidding up shares of British American Tobacco.

89.   Investors who have been avoiding Malaysia because of concern about an overheating economy are bidding up blue chip shares, investors and analysts said.

90.   Investors worried that with the economy operating at almost full capacity, employers would be forced to bid up wages and prices.