1.   As the initial euphoria faded, the major indexes slipped a little from their post-announcement highs.

2.   All the indexes slipped on Wednesday.

3.   Broader indexes also slipped, but over all, more stocks rose than fell.

4.   Interest rates also fell in the United States, following a report by the National Association of Purchasing Management that its factory index slipped last month.

5.   PORTUGUESE stocks were mixed, with benchmark indexes slipping from earlier all-time highs, as losses by Telecel-Comunicacoes Pessoais SA offset gains by three major banks.

6.   The Nikkei index slipped close to two percent yesterday.

7.   While major stock indexes have slipped from record highs in recent weeks, the blue-chip buying has some analysts worried.

8.   Asian stock markets ended the week mixed Friday, with the key index slipping in Tokyo on continued concerns about the Japanese economy.

9.   Brokers said share prices opened slightly higher, but the key index slipped in the last hour of trading in the absence of any positive news.

10.   Bucking the trend was the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where the key index slipped following the release of worse-than-expected data on the Japanese economy.