11.   Real estate share were dragged lower by Mitsui Fudosan Co., said Ikeda of BZW Securities.

12.   Share were dragged lower by the impact of the last day of the June trading period.

13.   Soaring U.S. bond yields, which reached their highest levels so far this month, also dragged Mexican shares lower.

14.   Stocks were mixed, however, as the U.S. dollar weakened against most major currencies, dragging shares in European companies with significant business in the U.S. lower.

15.   Stocks were mixed as the dollar weakened against most major currencies, dragging shares in European companies with significant business in the U.S. lower.

16.   The poor performance dragged shares of U.S. Robotics Corp., the top modem seller, as well.

17.   The rise in bond yields is likely to drag down shares of banks like Citicorp, whose profit margins can shrink when interest rates climb.

18.   The pessimism dragged down shares of SGS-Thomson, which only joined the benchmark index this morning.

19.   The slump in Altera dragged down shares of other specialty chip makers.

20.   Also dragging shares down was a plunge in the price of telecommunications stock Telecom Argentina.