P506ORACLE 506 Mon23 Dec C4 9714:48  WORLD  1/2     Monday    TOKYO Selective buying, centering on investment and domestic demand-related issues, sent prices higher in moderatj trading. An estimated 390m shares changed hands and the 225-issue Nikkei average rose 80.25 to 13,043.04, while the broader TSE index rose 4.04 to 1,038.81. HONG KONG Prices opened lower and lost further ground throughout the sessign in a dull market. The Hang Seng index finished 15.87 lower at 1,704.29. >>>>>  City headlines 500 CARS * CARS * CARS * CARS * ON 496

P506ORACLE 506 Mon23 Dec C4 9713:26  WORLD  2/2     Friday    SYDNEY There were gogd gains across the board on the last full trading day before the holiday but the market remained dull with volume well down. Golds managed further gains to enhance Friday's sharp advance and elsewhere, banks and properties firmed. The All- Ordinaries index ended at 990.4, up 3.8 SINGAPORE Trade again ended with prices falling across the board. The All-Share index fell 1.29 to 229.22 and brokeru said the market was at its wgrst position for a year. JOHANNESBURG Gold shares opened slosly in slack trading, dealers said. >>>>> City headlines 500