71.   Share prices here fell slightly early on Thursday on overnight losses on Wall Street and profit-taking which followed a record close here on Wednesday.

72.   Share prices here rose slightly early on Friday when a swathe of favourable company news lifted market sentiment, despite overnight losses on Wall Street, dealers said.

73.   Share pricess here rose slightly on Wednesday morning, fuelled by gains in the bond market that helped to offset overnight losses on Wall Street, dealers said.

74.   Shares here rose slightly Thursday morning, following modest gains in gilts, but dealers feared some profit taking after overnight losses on Wall Street.

75.   Shares were sharply lower here on Thursday morning on a combination of overnight losses on Wall Street and on poor company results, dealers said.

76.   Stocks fell throughout much of Asia Wednesday following heavy overnight losses on Wall Street with the situation in Japan exacerbated by the sacking of foreign minister Makiko Tanaka.