11.   Hong Kong shares closed lower Wednesday, dragged down by profit-taking in shares of a major bank.

12.   In Taiwan, shares ended sharply lower largely due to the resignation of Premier Tang Fei and the political and economic uncertainties it has raised, analysts said.

13.   Indonesian shares closed sharply lower on profit-taking.

14.   Indonesian shares closed lower on profit-taking.

15.   Investors sold technology shares sharply lower Tuesday amid rumors that Cisco Systems will be the next company to warn of weaker profits.

16.   Mexican shares closed slightly lower Friday in extremely thin trade as the third quarter corporate earnings season approached its end.

17.   On the Tokyo stock market, prices were mixed as high-technology shares moved lower following a drop in that sector overnight on Wall Street.

18.   Seeing little reason to commit to stocks ahead of first-quarter earnings, investors bid shares modestly lower Wednesday on Wall Street.

19.   Tokyo stocks fell moderately early Tuesday after U.S. shares finished sharply lower the previous day.

20.   Indonesian shares closed fractionally lower Monday on profit-taking in big caps after the index rose six percent last week on foreign program buying, dealers said.