91.   The volume of trades is also expected to remain thin as investors stay on the sidelines.

92.   They said trading was light as many investors stayed on the sidelines to await developments from overseas markets.

93.   They said trading was quiet as many investors stayed on the sidelines because financial markets were closed in Japan Thursday for Labor Thanksgiving Day, a national holiday.

94.   They said trading was lackluster as many investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting direction from overseas markets.

95.   They said trading was light as many investors stayed on sidelines ahead of the Christmas holidays.

96.   They said trading was light as many investors stayed on the sidelines to await direction from major overseas markets.

97.   They said trading was thin as many investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting directions from overseas markets.

98.   They said trading was thin because many investors stayed on the sidelines in the absence of any major market-moving news.

99.   They said trading remained thin because many investors were staying on the sidelines to await the release later Friday of employment data in the United States.

100.   They said trading was light as many investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the weekend holidays.