41.   On Monday, the central bank said its most recent quarterly survey showed business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers worsened for the second consecutive quarter.

42.   Ryohei Muramatsu, treasury manager at Commerzbank in Tokyo, said the quarterly survey came out as most people expected so there was not much of a surprise.

43.   Stock prices in Tokyo gained slightly in light trading Friday ahead of the weekend and a quarterly survey of business sentiment due next week.

44.   The Bank of Japan released its quarterly survey for March on Monday, showing that business sentiment still remains weak.

45.   The CBI said its quarterly survey of trends found that manufacturers are slightly more confident about the future.

46.   The institute extrapolates the unemployment rate from a quarterly survey of Spanish households.

47.   The National Statistics Institute extrapolates the unemployment rate from a quarterly survey of Spanish households.

48.   The sharp move came as currency traders anticipated a strong reading of Japanese business sentiment when the Bank of Japan releases its quarterly survey on Monday.

49.   Tokyo share prices reversed earlier losses Tuesday, showing little impact from a closely watched quarterly survey showing better business sentiment.

50.   Traders were concerned ahead of the quarterly tankan survey, which is expected to show a sharp decline in Japanese business sentiment.