11.   Several of the regional bourses saw losses in thin post-holiday trade and absence of fresh leads.

12.   Thai stocks retreated in thin trade as investors sold stocks almost across the board in line with regional markets, brokers said.

13.   The overall index edged higher on extremely thin trade with selective buying on discounted blue-chip counters, brokers said.

14.   Hong Kong share prices closed marginally lower in thin trade Wednesday ahead of the Easter holiday break, dealers said.

15.   Indonesian share prices closed barely higher in thin trade Friday with technical gains offsetting the impact of a weaker rupiah and selling of Telkom shares, dealers said.

16.   Indonesian share prices closed virtually flat in thin trade on Wednesday with selling in cigarette stocks despite gains on Wall Street, dealers said.

17.   Indonesian share prices closed marginally higher in thin trade Friday with technical gains offsetting the impact of a weaker rupiah and selling of Telkom shares, dealers said.

18.   A-shares closed slightly higher in thin trade as sentiment remained weak amid worries of a recently accelerated pace of fund-raising activities, analysts said.

19.   Domestic A-shares lost fresh ground in thin trade as the recent news of a placement system failed to stimulate much follow-through interest, analysts said.

20.   The yen eased against the dollar in thin Easter trade Monday after the release of a disappointing Bank of Japan survey on business sentiment for March, dealers said.