1.   A story yesterday in the Nihon Keizai financial daily sparked the concern.

2.   Financial daily MF reported yesterday that Olivetti is talking to non-Italian banks about a project finance loan for some its telecommunication ventures.

3.   Japanese stocks fell, led by banks, after a financial daily said Sanyo Securities Co. will dissolve a non-bank affiliate.

4.   Japanese stocks fell, led by banks, after a financial daily said Sanyo Securities Co. will dissolve an affiliated finance company and two subsidiaries.

5.   Japanese stocks fell, led by banks, after a financial daily said Sanyo Securities Co. will dissolve an affiliated finance company .

6.   Some traders yesterday girded themselves for an increase and bought marks after the German financial daily Handelsblatt said a majority of Bundesbank policy-makers were prepared to raise rates today.

7.   The banks plan to bring in Spanish builder Constructura San Jose to manage Huarte, the financial daily Expansion reported.

8.   The ministry may cut the capital-gains tax on land sales and offer incentives to promote securitization of real estate loans, the financial daily said.

9.   The ministry may cut capital-gains taxes and offer incentives to promote securitization of real estate collateral, the financial daily said.

10.   A final agreement is expected by the end of this year, the financial daily said.