1.   ITALIAN stocks closed higher, after trading lower most of the day, as Assicurazioni Generali SpA and Istituto San Paolo di Torino SpA advanced.

2.   On Friday, French shares traded lower most of the day before rising in late trading as U.S. shares advanced.

3.   Shares traded lower most of the day as the peso weakened on news of renewed violence in the southern state of Chiapas.

4.   Shares traded lower most of the day as the peso weakened on news of renewed violence in the poor southern state of Chiapas.

5.   Soybean futures rose, after trading lower most of the day, amid speculation that dry weather in central Argentina could parch the developing crop.

6.   The Kansas City Value Line stock-index cash staged a late rally to close unchanged after trading lower most of the session.

7.   Broad-market indicators also turned positive after trading lower most of the day despite an early rally in the bond market.

8.   Heating oil futures, which had traded moderately lower most of the session, also fell sharply in late trade in sympathy with crude, traders said.

9.   Japanese stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday after trading lower most of the day.