61.   Foreign investors are still building up their portfolios but have been waiting for prices to ease slightly, he said.

62.   The price of oil eased here on Monday morning with technical factors driving the market lower, traders said.

63.   The price of oil eased back in early trading here on Monday as concerns abated about disruption to Kuwaiti exports after a recent plant explosion.

64.   Traders said that unless leading producers struck a deal on cutting output, prices would likely ease further.

65.   Traders said London stock prices had eased due to a fall on the bond market and a Wall Street decline at the New York opening.

66.   Japan released figures Friday indicating a weak economy in February, with industrial output declining, unemployment stubbornly unchanged and prices easing.

67.   Japanese share prices eased marginally on profit taking Tuesday as other Asia-Pacific bourses closed mixed.

68.   Japanese share prices eased Wednesday as other Asian bourses closed mixed.

69.   Leading European stock markets were mixed on Monday, as stock prices posted moderate gains in London and Paris, while prices eased in both Frankfurt and Milan.

70.   Market remained firm in West Africa while prices eased slightly in the Mediterranean market.