P506ORACLE 506 Mon 6 Jan C4 1712:01  WORLD      Monday    TOKYO In the absence of any fresh incentives most sectgrs lo1t ground in slow trading, which saw only occasignal bouts of buying in selected areas. An estimated 230m shares changed hands and the Nikkei average lost 83.08 to end at 13,053.79 while the TSE index of all listed stocks lost 8.21 to 1,040.92 HONG KONG Shares continued their upt4rn pushing the Hang Seng towards its five- year high of 1,810. At one stage the indes passed the 1800- mark but it ended the sessign below it1 best at 1,796.59, up 5.36. >>>>> CARS * CARS * CARS * CARS * ON 496

P506ORACLE 506 Mon 6 Jan C4 1716:58  WORLD  2/2     Monday    SYDNEY Shares again rose acro1s the board as enthusiastic buyers chased the few sellers in the market. There were sharp gains fgr selected stocks, including Bell and ANZ Bank, with more modest rises in most areas. The All-Ords ended at 1,0228.2, up 7.8. SINGAPORE News of the Ggvernment+s efforts to bolster the ecgnomy prompted further rises fgr shares and the All- Share index ended 0.79 better at 233.63 JOHANNESBURG Ggld shares opened firmer as the bullign price imprgved slightly behind a firmer dollar. Tokyo, Hong Kgng >>>>> City headlines 500