101.   Japanese stocks opened sharply lower Wednesday following a drop on Wall Street overnight.

102.   Japanese stocks opened sharply lower Wednesday, shaken by a sharp plunge on Wall Street.

103.   Korean stocks opened slightly lower Friday and moved up and down in a narrow range in early trading.

104.   Meanwhile, stocks opened lower on scattered foreign selling of some large-scale issues such as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, traders said.

105.   On Wall Street, stocks opened lower Wednesday on worries about the economy but rose later in morning trading.

106.   On the Tokyo stock exchange, stocks opened lower led by sharp drops in bank and securities shares amid worries about bad loans in the Japanese financial system.

107.   On Wall Street, stocks opened lower as investors were mired in uncertainty about corporate earnings and the slowing economy.

108.   Stocks open higher.

109.   Stocks opened higher along with bonds and the dollar.

110.   Stocks opened higher amid news that wholesale prices fell for the fourth straight month in February.