STOCK MARKET REPORT


BERNADETTE:	Good afternoon, I'm Bernadette Maher.  
	Welcome to "This Week at the Nfld Stock Exchange,"  the NFSE, the 
	world's only regulation-free trading place.
	
	Wide swings were the order of business over the last five days.  
	Sliders led gainers by seven to one.  However, what gains there 
	were, were offset by large losses.
	
	Leading indicators and new unemployment figures startled derivative 
	futures traders prompting a profit-taking free for all.
	
	Late night off-loadings from Singapore affected all trading in an extra 
	ordinary overnight panic session that ended Thursday morning after 
	Wednesday's record sell-offs.
	
	Interest rate changes saw the Nfld bulk-lead standard take a surprize 
	jump over the Canadian dollar and come out on top, trading at 107 as 
	the loonie fell off to 93.
	
	Precious metals were high in early trading.  Oil continues to be thick 
	amid rumours of Eastern Oougubomba's bolt from OPEC.
	
	Of local interest, officials in Hong Kong refused comment about the 
	suspension in trading of Townee TV and Guidance Systems.
	Bernard Ayres Panama Trading and Cheese Futures continued its 
	decline in heavy trading.
	
	Vardy Home Appliances was up a quarter.  Furlong Confections was 
	up an eighth.  Despite record volumes, Winsor Distillers and 
	Electronics was a non-gainer.
	
	From the NFSE, I'm Bernadette Maher.