1.   Banks bucked the decline, with HSBC leading.

2.   Bonds tumbled, while many computer-related stocks rose, bucking a decline in the broader stock market.

3.   Bucking the declines were shares of textile maker Kurabo Industries.

4.   Bucking the decline, shares in some smaller companies rose for a second day.

5.   Bucking the declines were Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. and China shares.

6.   Bucking the declines, LG Electronics Co. rose, mainly on buying by foreign investors, said Kim Chang Hee, an analyst with Seoul Securities Co.

7.   Bucking the decline, shares in financial companies surged after President Kim Young Sam said he will accelerate deregulation in the financial industry.

8.   Bucking the declines, Hang Seng Bank and HSBC surged on optimism steady interest rates will fuel profit growth.

9.   Bucking the decline, some drug stocks extended a three-day rally amid optimism the development of new drugs will boost their earnings.

10.   Finance companies, such as Krung Thai Thanakit Pcl, bucked the decline.