1.   Nothing short of a massive American troop movement into the former Yugoslavia will affect investor sentiment in equity, bond and currency markets, traders said.

2.   Analysts said sentiment was negatively affected by the downrating of the ceiling for bonds and bank deposits of several South-East Asian countries.

3.   But the feeble demand, especially from Europe, affected sentiment.

4.   Concerns over immediate CPO production level, considered to be still high, will also affect sentiment.

5.   Concerns over lack of fresh leads also affect market sentiment.

6.   Dealers said losses by the Indonesian rupiah did not affect sentiment for the peso, with most other Southeast Asian currencies remaining stable.

7.   Dealers said the market sentiment was also affected by uncertainty in the political situation in Indonesia despite the appointment of Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie as president.

8.   Dealers said early losses by the Indonesian rupiah did not affect sentiment for the peso, with most other Southeast Asian currencies remaining stable.

9.   Dealers said that sentiment had been affected by uncertainty over the near-term outlook for interbank rates, with external developments, particularly in Indonesia, guiding trade.

10.   Finance shares led the decline on earnings worries while growing unrest in Indonesia also affected sentiments.