1.   Although the main indexes rose, declining shares outnumbered gainers.

2.   Another indicator is the fact that the main index of smaller company stocks is still well below its high while the major indexes have all bounced back.

3.   But outside the main index fund, CalPERS enhanced this performance a little.

4.   Developers had risen more than a fifth the past three weeks, helping drive the main index to a record last week.

5.   Dutch stocks rose, pushing the main Amsterdam index to a record, as insurer Aegon NV rebounded from a recent decline.

6.   Elsewhere in the region, the main indexes in Japan, Singapore and Australia were little changed.

7.   Gains among property-rich financial institutions accounted for about half of the increase in the main index.

8.   Main indexes in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia were all down recently.

9.   Still, heavy losses throughout the main indexes characterized the day.

10.   Stock prices rose Thursday, capping a spectacular July run that took the main indexes to record highs.