1.   All the trading pushed the stock market indexes to record high after record high.

2.   Brokers said futures-related trading pushed the index up, as the underlying stocks were bought to push spot prices up.

3.   Afternoon trading pushed it back down.

4.   In Hong Kong, share prices closed mixed as futures-linked trading pushed down some shares at the end of the session.

5.   Share prices closed mixed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday as futures-linked trading pushed down some shares at the end of the session.