81.   BASF led chemical stocks higher on merger speculation.

82.   Beverage stocks and market bellwether Telmex led Mexican stocks lower Monday, as participants reacted to new taxes on the industries.

83.   Blue chips were mostly lower, as stocks were led downward by a variety of sectors.

84.   Drug stocks were led by SmithKline Beecham and Glaxo Wellcome.

85.   Friday, stocks were again led lower by technology shares, which have been weak all week.

86.   Gains in the energy, media and mining sectors led European stocks higher Thursday.

87.   Instead, investors focused on leading technology stocks, which are expected to post the strongest profit growth.

88.   Leading stocks higher was a report from the Labor Department reaffirming that inflation is being held in check.

89.   Rebounding technology, media and telecommunications shares led European stocks mostly higher on Friday.

90.   Renewed investor interest in technology, telecommunications and media shares led European stocks broadly higher on Friday.