81.   Most Hong Kong stocks finished lower, although the conglomerate Cheung Kong Holdings and some China-related shares bucked the trend.

82.   On Tuesday, stocks finished mixed.

83.   On Tuesday, U.S. stocks finished lower on selling by investors, who were disappointed by a half-point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

84.   On Wednesday, stocks finished mixed on the expectation of weak economic data this week.

85.   On Wednesday, stocks finished mixed, with blue chips coming under some pressure from disappointing earnings reports but the broader market rising.

86.   On Friday, Wall Street stocks finished higher following the release of an upbeat U.S. economic report from the Federal Reserve Board.

87.   On the stock market, investors were cheered after U.S. stocks finished sharply higher on the back of stronger U.S. technology issues.

88.   On the stock market, stocks finished lower Friday on concern over earnings among Japanese exporters amid continued volatility in global foreign exchange markets.

89.   On Wall Street, stocks finished higher despite news of more job cuts and a revenue warning from Hewlett-Packard.

90.   On Wednesday, stocks finished mixed, with most broad-market indexes rising to set record highs.