51.   Traders in many markets cited fears that the deaths of six students in anti-government protests the day before would increase instability in Indonesia and drag other markets down.

52.   Ekkapat Finance and Securities analyst Nopporn Rungchaesri said the market was dragged down as investors remained concerned about cash-strapped finance companies and the ailing property sector.

53.   Market leader Telecom Corp turned in a lower than expected profit which, according to Tim Sneddon of ANZ Securities, dragged the market off its highs.

54.   Shares that dropped include IBM, Philip Morris, and Dupont de Nemours, all blue chip stocks that helped drag the market down.