1.   Another disk drive component maker, Komag Inc., also pulled the index down.

2.   Banks including Fuji Bank Ltd. pulled the index down the most.

3.   Banks, which account for almost one-fifth of the value of the capitalization-based Topix, pulled the index down.

4.   Banks, however, pulled Japanese indexes down farthest.

5.   A late rally in many Nasdaq shares pulled the index off its lows for the session.

6.   Drug maker Astra AB and car maker Volvo pulled the index higher.

7.   Gains by major exporters such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Photo Film Co. helped pull the index higher.

8.   Gainers were led by retail banks and SmithKline Beecham Plc, while water companies pulled the index down.

9.   Gains in EMC, General Electric and Oracle pulled the index higher.

10.   HSBC Holdings Plc, Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. and New World Development Co. Ltd. helped pull the index higher.