1.   Investors have been trimming their technology holdings.

2.   Some investors have been trimming their holdings of corporate bonds after earning hefty returns.

3.   The pound has weakened in recent days as investors trimmed back their expectations for higher U.K. interest rates.

4.   The slump is partly because investors are trimming their technology holdings, money managers said.

5.   U.S. mutual fund investors are trimming their stock holdings in response to the worldwide market rout, with most withdrawals concentrated in funds that specialize in non-U.S. stocks.

6.   U.S. mutual fund investors are trimming their stock holdings in response to worldwide market rout.

7.   In Indonesia, shares on the Jakarta Stock Exchange closed lower as investors were seen trimming portfolios on bad corporate news.

8.   Rattled by heavy losses in the high technology industry last year, institutional investors also are trimming their venture capital portfolios.

9.   A-shares fell as investors trimmed positions on fears the government would soon resume the sale of state-owned shares, they said.