61.   The dollar slipped from earlier highs as traders sold after the release of the tankan survey, traders said.

62.   The investment group centered on J.P. Morgan would sell LTCB after rehabilitating its operations, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said in a dispatch from New York.

63.   The profit-taking came in both the cash and futures markets, with blue chips being sold after several days of big gains.

64.   The Samir and SCP stakes were sold after an international call for offers.

65.   The Seagram brands are being sold after a merger that created Paris-based Vivendi Universal SA.

66.   They said no more federal funding would be injected into the shipping line, which would then be sold after the restructure.

67.   Tokyo investors were selling after several recent rallies that defied the weakness on Wall Street, and prices also were lower in Hong Kong, Seoul and Singapore.

68.   Traders said prices rose back as players bought back some issues after selling shortly after the market opened.

69.   Tokyo investors started selling after several recent rallies that defied the weakness on Wall Street, and prices in Hong Kong and smaller markets also dropped.

70.   High-technology stocks were sold after overnight declines in their US counterparts, they said.