61.   On the debt side, however, I feel that investors should avoid investing in debt directly due to the illiquid secondary market.

62.   On the stock market, prices were mixed in early trading as many institutional investors avoided making significant moves before the fiscal year-end book closing.

63.   Sakakibara was scheduled to hold a press conference later Thursday, and investors were avoiding major moves before hearing his remarks, traders said.

64.   Some investors avoided making major moves prior to a weekend meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Berlin, Germany, traders said.

65.   Stock investors avoided shares linked to domestic demand because of the poor outlook for the Japanese economy, traders said.

66.   The dollar was slightly lower against most currencies Thursday, as investors avoided bold moves in a politically uncertain atmosphere.

67.   Traders said many investors were avoiding making significant moves ahead of a meeting of finance officials of the Group of Seven industrialized nations late next week.

68.   Traders said investors avoided shares linked to domestic demand because of the poor outlook for the Japanese economy.

69.   Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday in quiet trading as investors avoided significant moves ahead of key monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan.

70.   Traders said investors were avoiding important moves because the Nikkei has been drifting steadily lower without any of the usual technical indicators of where it will bottom out.