41.   An analyst of a large local brokerage house said that the downward trend of the Thai stock index yesterday was due to the negative direction of the regional markets.

42.   But the dollar quickly met stiff selling by U.S. banks, some large Asian players and large Japanese brokerages seeking to lock in profits, dealers said.

43.   Information services company Electronic Data Systems Corp. was hustling to set up temporary New Jersey offices for a large brokerage whose World Trade Center quarters were destroyed.

44.   It also countered criticism that the daily trading caps hurt small investors more than large brokerages, saying that investors had to take the risks into account.

45.   Large brokerage firms shrugged off the volatility and were up across the board.

46.   Large brokerage firms, meanwhile, shrugged off the volatility and were up across the board.

47.   Munir was clearly disappointed that the strong large brokerages approached by the SC to merge with or acquire any of the weak ones has not shown much enthusiasm.

48.   Murakami said he happened upon the idea two years ago while reading in the newspaper about the collapse of a large Japanese brokerage.

49.   Some large foreign brokerage houses which entered the country with much fanfare are also downing shutters.

50.   Southwest Securities Group Inc., a large brokerage and financial services company, has won permission from federal regulators to buy a federally insured thrift.