1.   BCE and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan kept the TSE from declining further today.

2.   But the pressure for Cooley to leave Congress is expected to increase even further today.

3.   Crude oil prices are expected to decline further today after the American Petroleum Institute reported an unexpected rise in U.S. gasoline inventories.

4.   Drug stocks already had risen because of expectations their earnings would beat estimates, so they may not climb further today, Solloway said.

5.   That concern kept the mark from weakening further today.

6.   That kept the dollar from rising further today, said Yuhiko Kaji, a currency analyst at Sakura Bank.

7.   Wilmington-based CMG Information Services Inc. slid further today after topping the list of losers yesterday.