81.   Food prices have shot up, as have those of electricity.

82.   In Tokyo, however, prices shot up on the strength of speculative buying that London dealers were at a loss to explain.

83.   Iraqi shoppers voiced shock and anger Thursday that food prices had shot up rather than down following an easing of UN economic sanctions.

84.   Although oil prices shot up by more than one dollar on Friday, they are unlikely to climb further unless Iraqi forces enter Kuwait, according to oil analysts.

85.   Asian crude oil futures prices shot up Monday after a US missile attack on Iraqi positions heightened worries about tighter supply.

86.   Dealers said prices shot up on reports that Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram may grant some relief to the minimum alternative tax announced in the budget.

87.   The prices shot up a week ago in anticipation of market-friendly measures from the prime minister, but dropped when there was no announcement.

88.   The week began with a surge in long-term interest rates on Monday as primary products prices shot up on speculative buying.

89.   They said the prices shot up on purchases by foreign investors such as Jardine Fleming, Morgan Stanley and Asian Capital Partners.

90.   Until recently, prices had shot up because of a shortage of supplies for sale on the cash market.