81.   U.S. retailers said sales in October rose the most since May, as demand for clothing and designer fashions offset declining sales of stereos and other electronics.

82.   Travelers Inc., a financial services company, rose the most, while DuPont Co., a top chemicals producer, led the decline.

83.   United Technologies Corp., Philip Morris Cos. and International Business Machines Corp. rose the most.

84.   While exports of cars and semiconductors rose the most, shipments to Asia were slightly worse for the month, a Ministry of Finance official said.

85.   Yields on shorter-term securities -- those most sensitive to changing overnight borrowing costs -- rose the most.

86.   Yields on shorter-term securities rose the most, reflecting concern among investors that too little a premium is priced into the difference between the federal funds rate and notes.

87.   Among the sector with the most influence on the SET index, the finance sector rose the most.

88.   Among the sectors with the most influence on the SET, the finance sector rose the most.

89.   During the same period, unemployment has risen most in the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Luxembourg, the agency said.

90.   But the mark firmed against currencies which had risen the most during the last few days, and principally against the peseta, lira and Swedish krona.