21.   When the ringgit started depreciating in August, the stock market andthe property sectors were similarly affected.

22.   He said all sectors would be affected by the cuts, half of which would be in Sweden.

23.   Basque regional authorities said the industrial and public transport sectors were not affected by the strike as of Friday morning.

24.   The union said the protest on Thursday was set to affect all sectors of the engineering and electrical-engineering industries.

25.   Kostyuk said the problem of unpaid salaries was widespread in Ukraine, affecting other sectors as well.

26.   Media stocks were firm, with investors hoping for a repeat of the takeover activity affecting the sector in the US.

27.   The downtrend affected all sectors except water and electricity companies, which continued to progress.