1.   And holiday buying may not boost growth in the final three months of the year.

2.   Afternoon buying boosted blue chips.

3.   Dealers said continued buying from foreign investors, and arbitrage-linked buying boosted share prices.

4.   Technology buying boosted the overall stock market Thursday as investor confidence in the badly battered sector seemed to be growing.

5.   Technology buying boosted the overall stock market Thursday as investor confidence in the battered sector seemed to be growing.

6.   The Tokyo market ended its three-day losing streak as massive arbitrage buying boosted the market, brokers said.

7.   They also indicated that early Japanese buying had boosted prices.