1.   Concern about the housing loan companies tempered any gains in exporters, rising with the dollar.

2.   Any stock market gains may be tempered by losses in semiconductor and other computer-related shares.

3.   A slide in Coca-Cola Co. as well as in computer and technology issues tempered the gains.

4.   A slide in Coca-Cola co. tempered the gains.

5.   A wave of computer-guided sell orders in the morning tempered gains.

6.   But gains were tempered by a National Weather Service prediction for warm, wet weather that could help plants fill out next week.

7.   But scattered selling on technical factors tempered gains.

8.   Computer-related shares slumped, tempering the gains.

9.   Concern that interest rates may not fall as fast as expected could temper the gains.