1.   Also, seasonal adjustments for March, normally a strong month, exaggerated the decline.

2.   A lack of activity in the market exaggerated the decline, traders said.

3.   Exaggerating the declines, traders said, was lackluster trading.

4.   Exaggerating the declines, traders said, was the low trading.

5.   Exaggerating the declines was low trading.

6.   Exaggerating the declines, traders said, was low trading.

7.   Prospects for more favorable weather sent speculators from the market, selling contracts to offset existing long positions and exaggerating the decline, analysts said.

8.   Speculators sold contracts to offset existing long positions, exaggerating the decline, traders said.

9.   The commentary said brokers should paint a rosy earnings picture because recent stock declines were exaggerated.

10.   The declines were exaggerated after a U.S. report showed April industrial output rose more than expected.