31.   Sentiment turned bearish particularly after Nitto Kogyo Co., a major Japanese golf course management company, applied for a court-mediated settlement with creditors on Thursday.

32.   Then the sentiment turned negative and portfolio investors were pulling out.

33.   Violent protests at the Group of Eight summit in Genoa, Italy in July demonstrated how sentiments are turning against globalization, Goh said.

34.   When these sentiments turned positive, the rupiah would strengthen, he said.

35.   With the severe income and employment conditions, the Bank of Japan said, consumer sentiment is turning even more cautious.

36.   Business sentiment was largely turning better among major and mid-sized companies, but worsening among small-sized firms.

37.   Dealers said sentiment turned weak after the latest development with fears of a full-fledged military confrontation between the two countries.

38.   Dealers said investor sentiment turned negative after a strong rally in the morning, with no expected government market-boosting steps unveiled.

39.   Dealers said investor sentiment had turned around due to recent gains in European and US markets.

40.   Dealers said investors sentiment turned cautious because the local banking cartel was likely to leave the local interest rates unchanged, despite the recent US rate cut.