91.   Rumors of other trading losses at Japanese banks circulated in the market early Friday, dampening investor sentiment, a trader at Citicorp International Securities said.

92.   Rumors of other trading losses at Japanese banks circulated in the market early Friday, dampening investor sentiment, a trader said.

93.   Rumors of trading losses at some of Japanese banks circulated in the market dampening investor sentiment, a trader from Citicorp International Securities said.

94.   Sentiment was dampened by worries over the U.S. economy and plunging markets elsewhere.

95.   Selloffs in U.S. stock and bond markets Thursday dampened sentiment in Tokyo.

96.   Sentiment was further dampened by rising interest rates since demand forbank loans and houses would shrink while borrowing costs would increaseand corporate earnings hurt by the higher rates.

97.   Stocks dipped slightly Thursday morning as a decline on Wall Street dampened sentiment in Tokyo.

98.   The falling yen dampened market sentiment on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

99.   The denial dampened sentiment on shares in the two companies and in the overall market.

100.   The higher yen, which erodes the earnings of exporting companies, also dampened sentiment.