111.   Also discouraging investors was pessimism about the earnings outlook for major Japanese manufacturers.

112.   Also discouraging investors was pessimism about the earnings outlook for corporate Japan.

113.   Analysts generally expected the Hong-Kong based company to have a dull earnings outlook because of slowing demand for imported sedan cars in the mainland.

114.   Analysts say the earnings outlook continues to be a major driver for the market, as investors hunger for a sign of an upturn in earnings momentum.

115.   An increased earnings outlook from General Motors and an improved rating for Sun Microsystems also contributed to investor optimism.

116.   Auto giant DaimlerChrysler AG warned Friday that its earnings outlook was clouded by risk in the wake of the attacks.

117.   Banks and other major companies have recently had to revise their earnings outlooks because of a steep fall in Japanese share prices.

118.   Bleak earnings outlooks pulled the tech sector lower.

119.   Blue chips also fell, compounding losses ran up Monday after IBM reduced its earnings outlook.

120.   Bridgestone left unchanged its group earnings outlook for the full year through December.