21.   Hong Kong shares were dragged lower by weakness in telecommunication companies.

22.   In Hong Kong, shares were dragged lower by banking companies that are losing money in China.

23.   Shares were dragged down by rising interest rates and reports that major Hong Kong-based investment bank Peregrine Investment Holdings Ltd. will liquidate.

24.   Singapore shares were dragged by volatility in Malaysia, where investors panicked over fears of financial instability in Malaysian firms and corporate bailouts.

25.   Singapore shares were dragged down by the fall in Tokyo and profit-taking.

26.   Steel company Acindar was dragging shares lower.

27.   The prediction dragged down shares of other chip makers.

28.   Traders said shares were dragged down by rising domestic interest rates and the volatile currency market.

29.   In Paris, a poor performance in the French bond market dragged shares downwards.

30.   Dealers said shares were dragged down sharply late in trading when a number of large automated selling programs went into effect.