71.   Investors were largely sidelined as the broader market lacked clear direction throughout the week due to a lack of fresh insentives.

72.   A dealer with a European brokerage said apart from profit taking in the major resource stocks there was little clear direction in the market.

73.   Alan Kei, vice president of Taiwan Securities, said the Hang Seng continued to lack clear direction, with the rebound on Wall Street seen as unconvincing.

74.   Although the dollar lacked clear direction at the moment, dealers pointed to the likelihood that the dollar might resume upturn against the yen soon.

75.   Although the dollar lacked clear direction, sentiment for the US unit remained strong, dealers said.

76.   And we have not had clear direction with regards to the strategic planning that ought to be done on the commications side.

77.   Bell Potter Securities dealer Geoffrey Hill said the market lacks a clear direction at the moment and with many stock fully priced could fall on negative news.

78.   Boutros-Ghali reminded the Security Council that he still lacks clear direction on the establishment of security zones in predominantly Moslem areas.

79.   Brokers said the market lacked a clear direction through much of the day, with a late bout of futures-linked deals pulling prices higher.

80.   But they were disorientated later by the publication of contradictory macro-economic data whicb left the dollar without any clear direction.