21.   Virtually all sectors have been hit.

22.   Financial sectors were hit by intermittent futures-linked selling, brokers said.

23.   But that contest also severely cut into chip manufacturer profits at a time when the sector has been hit with a brutal slump.

24.   Traders said commodity dealers were jittery about the impact of the strike and that entire resource sector was hit by the strike, with major mining stocks pulled down.

25.   Ltd. of Singapore agreed that action against economic overheating last year seriously hit certain sectors, especially those oriented to the Thai domestic economy such as retail and property.

26.   The banking sector was also hit by concerns that some business groups like specialized steelmaker Sammi and the brewery-based Doosan are facing cashflow problems.

27.   The construction sector was hit hard by reports of defects in the building of a high-speed railway line, dealers said.