1.   Buying remained at high levels in June, fund companies said.

2.   For example, it would allow them to make cars more affordable by establishing auto loan services in China, where buying on credit remains a relative novelty.

3.   Both commodities posted modest gains, although buying remained cautious amid prospects for U.S. military action in the near future.

4.   But buying remained cautious ahead of a key government report due out Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

5.   Kazunori Jinnai, a general manager of the equity department at Daiwa Securities, said buying should remain steady.