1.   An increase in stockpiles held in Rotterdam offset declines in Chicago, St. Louis and Singapore.

2.   Analysts expect a mirror image this year, with second-half growth more than offsetting a decline in the first half.

3.   And the Commerce Department predicted this week that the growth would continue as the economic revival in Europe helps offset the decline in purchasing power from weaker currencies.

4.   Another study shows market declines were offset by new accounts and additional contributions.

5.   As an alternative to T-bills, JDS could have bought a company in an allied business that might have offset the decline in its core business.

6.   Banks advanced, offsetting a decline in auto stocks such as Proton Bhd. and Diversified Resources Bhd.

7.   Bank shares helped offset the decline.

8.   Banks led the advance, offsetting declines in stocks that today traded ex-dividend.

9.   Banks may be taking advantage of recent bond gains to generate cash to write off bad loans and offset declines in the stocks they own, traders said.

10.   BELGIAN shares were mixed, as a less-than-expected drop in U.S. shares offset the decline in the dollar and tumbling Asian markets.