l.g., also from south korea, is in second place followed by sony with 11.4%. panasonic and sharp round out the top five. samsung will buy out sony's share in the joint venture for about $730 million, but the south korean company is to continue to deliver l.c.d. screens to sony. >> many stock markets around the world stayed closed this monday because of the christmas holidays, but the tokyo exchange was open. while trading was thin, it ended the day in positive territory following cues set on friday in new york. investors appear to be encouraged by the u.s. economy. syria and new york are among the many markets closed today, but there are many activity on currency markets. the euro is trading right now. german motorists continue to snub the e 10 biofuel introduced a year ago. so far its market share is only 10%. but oil companies believe e 10 will eventually win more recognition. e 10 biofuel is a mixture of 90% gasoline and 10% ethanol extracted from turnips, corn, and wheat. >> e 10 biofuel is now available at most service stations across germany. it's usuall