21.   The recent rebound in gold prices makes for a better market environment to sell the stake, Keough said.

22.   Those larger enterprises are expected to remain under public control, but operate in a market environment increasingly open to global competition.

23.   Analysts said that investors should expect prices to fluctuate given the current market environment, where any signs of bad earnings news send stocks tumbling.

24.   Analysts said investors should expect prices to fluctuate given the current market environment, where any signs of bad earnings news send stocks tumbling.

25.   Bonnie said the layoffs were necessary because of lagging ad revenues and an uncertain market environment.

26.   Furthermore, it will enable our investorsto switch among funds in view of the ever-changing market environment.

27.   He said the deteriorating water quality in Hong Kong and the unhygienic local market environment were more to blame.

28.   In the current market environment of high volatility, investors are looking for defensive stocks such as blue-chip stalwart HSBC, they said.

29.   Jacobi said Ciba had started restructuring early to take on a worsening market environment.

30.   Leong said although the promotion will help them, in view of the current market environment, Mitutoyo does not expect to achieve higher sales.