61.   Traders said the overnight rise in New York stocks also boosted sentiment in Tokyo.

62.   Traders said the strength displayed by the Philippine peso in trading also boosted investor sentiment towards local shares.

63.   Traders said investor sentiment was boosted by an overnight rally on Wall Street and higher prices for Nikkei index futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

64.   Financiers continued to expect interest rates in Europe to ease further and sentiment was boosted by a newspaper report that Credit Agricole bank might take control of Indosuez.

65.   He said the news is the latest in a run of positive developments for Telkom, boosting sentiment and prompting analysts to upgrade their recommendations on the stock.

66.   A falling yen also boosted sentiment, with automakers among those benefiting, but the upside was capped by weak bank stocks on bad debt concerns.

67.   Analysts said talk on Friday of a wide trade surplus in September due to be announced next week also boosted investor sentiment.

68.   But some fair corporate results from European companies over the past few weeks have helped to boost sentiment.

69.   During World War II, the Japanese military used the Shinto religion as a tool to boost nationalistic sentiment while oppressing other religions.

70.   Economists said this meant an official interest rate cut -- which may have boosted voter sentiment towards the government -- remained on the backburner.