101.   London-based trading house GNI said that any future rebound in prices was likely to occur on the back of rising demand.

102.   Marty Chan, an analyst with Polaris Securities, said a technical rebound was behind the gains this morning, helped further by the modest gains in Tokyo.

103.   Noyer also said the rebound could be hurt by a sharp rise in oil prices.

104.   Philippine share prices could bottom out next week having already hit six-month lows but the rebound is likely to be weak, analysts said Friday.

105.   Some analysts said that while economic growth could continue to slip, there might be a rebound before the end of the year.

106.   The banking sector rose, but investors lacked confidence the rebound was sustainable, Yanagisawa said.

107.   The major indices strengthened during afternoon trade, but some market players said the rebound was technical, and not an indication of improved market sentiment.