11.   Banks such as Fuji Bank Ltd. and electronics exporters such as Sony Corp. paced the decline.

12.   Barrick Gold Corp., Placer Dome Inc. and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce paced the decline.

13.   Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., Fuji Bank Ltd. and Kao Corp. paced the decline.

14.   Bank stocks, though, paced the decline amid concern that some big U.S. banks may be hurt by the turmoil in Asian capital and currency markets.

15.   Australian stocks with high volumes of shares readily available for trading paced the decline.

16.   Auto parts maker Denso Corp., Honda Motor Co. and NEC Corp. were among exporters pacing the declines.

17.   Ayala Land Inc., Manila Electric Co., and oil refiner Petron Corp., companies that are the largest in their industries, paced the decline.

18.   BCE Inc. and Seagram Co. paced the decline.

19.   Bank and drug stocks paced the decline.

20.   Bank issues helped pace the decline.