101.   Asian stock markets closed generally mixed Tuesday with many investors awaiting direction from Wall Street following the U.S. Labor Day holiday.

102.   Bond trading was relatively slow as many investors await congressional appearances by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Tuesday and Wednesday.

103.   Blue-chip stocks rose again in Tokyo Monday, but the broader market continued to lag as investors awaited several key economic reports due out this week.

104.   Brokers said there was selective profit-taking as investors awaited the release later this week of economic figures from the United States.

105.   Brokers said trading was thin because many investors were awaiting developments in Japan.

106.   But gains were modest as investors awaited key government reports due out Friday.

107.   But technology issues advanced more moderately, as investors awaited news from Web portal Yahoo! after trading of its stock was halted pending an announcement.

108.   But the trading was limited and muted by caution as many investors awaited the reaction in Europe.

109.   Corn also settled fractionally higher as investors awaited the weekly crop progress report.

110.   Dealers said institutional investors were awaiting clearer indications of the direction of the U.S. dollar.