| 1. | As banks advanced, traders sought to cover shares they had sold short.
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| 2. | Banks advanced on investors'anticipation of another quarter of record earnings, analysts said.
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| 3. | First Bank advanced to 1 / 2 to 89 15 / 16.
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| 4. | Computer, telephone, semiconductor and banks advanced as oil, retail and drug issues lagged.
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| 5. | First Union's earnings rose 11 percent and profit at First Bank advanced 7 percent.
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| 6. | Other interest-rate sensitive stocks like banks advanced as well.
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| 7. | First Bank advanced to 9 / 16 to 90.
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| 8. | Shinsegae Merchant Bank advanced 8 percent to 5, 830.
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| 9. | Nippon Credit Bank advanced 3 yen to 250.
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| 10. | Bank advances to companies declined in the first half of 2001-02 ( April-March ), Chaudhury said.
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