1.   Tokyo stocks finished down in cautious trade Wednesday as continuing uncertainty over prospects for the U.S. economy offset the impact of rising bourses in New York overnight.

2.   Hong Kong share prices fell marginally in cautious pre-holiday trade Wednesday, despite early gains made on the strength of Wall Street, dealers said.

3.   Hong Kong share prices slightly lower in morning trade Friday on selective selling amid cautious trade, dealers said.

4.   Investors who viewed the sell-off last week as a buying opportunity were helping support stocks in cautious opening trade, dealers explained.

5.   An advancing Wall Street benefited several Asian markets Thursday but lingering doubts over the direction of US stocks in the wake of the Enron debacle made for cautious trade.

6.   Asian stocks ended mostly lower Wednesday in cautious trade ahead of quarterly earnings results for leading US and Japanese hi-tech firms.

7.   Australian share prices closed marginally higher Monday in cautious trade as investors anticipated a pull-back on a bullish Wall Street, brokers said.

8.   Japanese share prices firmed on Monday while other Asian bourses were mixed in mostly cautious trade, brokers said.

9.   Japanese share prices rose Thursday while other bourses closed mixed in cautious trade amid lingering US interest rate concerns.

10.   Japanese share prices fell Tuesday, in line with most other Asian bourses which reported cautious trade ahead of US election results.