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To: Michael Watkins who wrote (39440)	2/8/2000 6:06:00 PM
From: ALTERN8	Respond to of 99985

FACTBOX - Largest Nasdaq composite gains NEW YORK, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq composite index (^IXIC - news) on Tuesday soared more than 105 points, notching its ninth-largest one-day point gain in the reading's nearly 30-year history. In percentage terms, the 2.44-percent rise gain was not in the top ten. The following are the top largest point and percent increases in the composite, according to the Nasdaq market. TOP TEN LARGEST POINT INCREASES DATE POINT CHANGE 01/10/00 +167.05 01/07/00 +155.49 02/03/00 +137.02 12/21/99 +127.28 02/01/00 +111.63 09/03/99 +108.87 01/13/00 +107.19 01/14/00 +107.06 02/08/00 +105.34 (unofficial close) 06/16/99 +103.16 TOP TEN LARGEST PERCENT INCREASES DATE PERCENT CHANGE 10/21/87 +7.34 09/08/98 +6.02 10/30/87 +5.29 10/29/87 +5.20 10/09/98 +5.17 09/01/98 +5.06 10/15/98 +4.55 10/28/97 +4.43 01/10/00 +4.30 06/16/99 +4.27