91.   An analyst at a Japanese brokerage said the auction indicated that small developers were well positioned in terms of financing ability.

92.   Banking and property shares, both heavily weighted in the benchmark index, were hardest hit Tuesday, said a trader with a Japanese brokerage house.

93.   But the dollar quickly met stiff selling by U.S. banks, some large Asian players and large Japanese brokerages seeking to lock in profits, dealers said.

94.   Earlier this month, Sanyo Securities Co., a medium-sized Japanese brokerage, went bankrupt after failing to repay mounting debts.

95.   Earlier this month, Sanyo Securities Co., a medium-size Japanese brokerage, went bankrupt after failing to repay mounting debts.

96.   In a deepening scandal involving payoffs to a corporate racketeer, Tokyo prosecutors Wednesday questioned the former president of Yamaichi Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage.

97.   In a deepening scandal involving payoffs to a corporate racketeer, Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday arrested the former president of Yamaichi Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage.

98.   In July, companies in the Sumitomo group and Daiwa Securities Co., a major Japanese brokerage, announced a comprehensive securities business tie-up.

99.   In May, the Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. announced a tie-up with top Japanese brokerage house Nomura Securities Co.

100.   Japanese media speculated that other Japanese brokerages, including Nikko and Daiwa, may have funneled an unspecified amount of money to make up losses for Koike.