1.   Chemical makers also fell amid a declining dollar.

2.   Chip manufacturing equipment makers fell as investors feared that plans for new factories would be halted.

3.   Chemical makers also fell.

4.   Computer-parts makers also fell following the drop in technology shares in U.S. trading.

5.   Construction and chemical products makers fell.

6.   Computer disk-drive makers fell on concern that inventories could pile up.

7.   Computer makers fell after Toshiba Corp. said it expects to sell fewer computers in the current year through March because of increasing competition in the U.S. market.

8.   Earlier this week, stocks of networking equipment makers fell amid concern that slowing demand for personal computers will hurt sales of their equipment.

9.   Electronics makers fell after Cyrix Corp. of the U.S. said it will report a second-quarter loss and revenue will fall short of expectations.

10.   Electronics makers fell as the stronger yen threatened to hurt earnings.