1.   Analysts said investors were torn between a desire to bargain hunt following big sell-offs Monday and Tuesday and an inclination to sell based on the uncertain economy.

2.   Electronics stocks were sold following a sharp decline in high-tech issues in New York on Monday and Tuesday.

3.   Electronics stocks were sold following a sharp decline in high-tech shares in New York on Monday and Tuesday.

4.   Shares of electronics companies were sold following a sharp decline in high-tech issues in New York on Monday and Tuesday.

5.   But institutional investors had sold heavily following the fresh advance of the yen, market sources said.

6.   The housing ministry said the apartments had not been sold following an end to huge government subsidies for settlers, part of a freeze on the spread of settlements.