1.   An overnight slip on Wall Street and lower futures prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange also dampened sentiment, traders said.

2.   Following an overnight slip in New York, the dollar weakened slightly in Tokyo but stayed in a narrow range.

3.   In currency trading, the dollar remained weaker against the yen following its overnight slip in New York.

4.   In stocks, the Nikkei index opened weak after an overnight slip on Wall Street triggered by lackluster high technology stocks and the conflict in the Middle East.

5.   In stocks, the Nikkei index started out weak after an overnight slip on Wall Street triggered by lackluster high technology stocks and the conflict in the Middle East.

6.   On the stock market, share prices started lower following an overnight slip on Wall Street.

7.   On the stock market, the Nikkei index retreated slightly following the overnight slip on Wall Street.

8.   Sentiment was weakened by the industrial output data and by an overnight slip in the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index on Wall Street.

9.   Stock prices were lower early Friday following an overnight slip on Wall Street and lower futures prices in Chicago from the close in Osaka, traders said.

10.   Stocks fell Tuesday morning after sentiment remained weak following an overnight slip in technology shares on Wall Street.