61.   Investors were cautious as they awaited the release of third-quarter earnings reports later this month.

62.   Many traders were awaiting the release of U.S. trade deficit figures for September, due out later Wednesday.

63.   Many players are also awaiting the release of U.S. monthly employment figures, due out Friday, traders said.

64.   Meanwhile, the dollar remained in a narrow range in Tokyo as traders awaited the release of U.S. employment figures for May, due out later Friday.

65.   Meanwhile, yraders were awaiting the release Friday of U.S. employment figures for March, said Toshiyuki Tomita, a dealer with Chemical Bank in Tokyo.

66.   Mukai said market players looking for hints on future interest rate police were awaiting the release of U.S. jobless figures for June, due out Friday.

67.   Now, most Japanese players are awaiting the release Friday of U.S. trade figures for September, said Satoshi Tanase, a Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank dealer.

68.   On the foreign exchange market, the dollar edged lower against the yen in quiet trading as traders await the release of the employment data.

69.   On the foreign exchange market, activity was quiet as traders awaited the release of U.S. job data later Friday.

70.   Priscilla Ng, institutional sales manager of OCBC Securities, said most traders were awaiting the release of key economic indicators in the United States later in the week.