Leading the advance were big-name technology stocks, like Intel, up $1.79, or 10percentt, at $19.54.
Ginsberg was quoted — as a company spokesman, not by name — as saying the vote and the advance were coincidental.
Only authorised bidders who had contacted the seller in advance were allowed to participate to "ensure transparency and seriousness".
As of last week, one-way tickets from New York to Fort Lauderdale, purchased three weeks in advance, were $69, before taxes, on both airlines.
Among the offerings discussed in advance were larger Chinese purchases of America's liquid natural gas and agricultural exports, and, perhaps, a cut in China's tariff on American automobiles.
Fans who did not stake out vantage points well in advance were forced to maneuver for a chance to get even a partial view of their favorite players.
TV cameras crews, tipped off in advance, were in position outside to watch dozens of investigators in dark business suits pour into the building.
The others to sneak into the top 100 and advance were Ryuji Imada, J. P. Hayes, Tiger Woods and Troy Matteson.
Tickets, which were free and assigned by lottery in advance, were in such demand that one was reportedly offered for sale on the Web for $500".
Freer and more peaceful Thabo Mbeki's big win ReprintsThe only provinces where the result was not known in advance were KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape.
The crews were courteous, the seats were pretty crammed together, and the prices for a ticket booked two weeks in advance were $100 cheaper than what any other airline offered.
