11.   Traders said the strength displayed by the Philippine peso in trading also boosted investor sentiment towards local shares.

12.   Traders said sentiment towards the economy remains bleak, prompting sales in the futures market.

13.   Growing negative sentiment towards the dollar helped the euro, dealers said.

14.   In Paris dealers also said that rumours that the OECD had prepared a pessimistic report on the state of the French economy was also depressing sentiment towards the Franc.

15.   A steep decline in the share price of the second-tier German asset management company WCM also undermined sentiment towards financial issues.

16.   A student senate letter complained that the use of a certain party symbol could result in certain sentiments towards the party, the Media Indonesia daily reported.

17.   Analysts said that weaker-than-expected US manufacturing data Wednesday had done little to improve sentiment towards the US currency.

18.   Banking stocks fell and Noboru Yanagisawa, head of equities at Yamamaru Securities, said underlying sentiment towards banks remained negative due to lingering credit risk concerns.

19.   But overall sentiment towards the dollar was so bad that dealers would use any pretext to sell it, he warned.

20.   Brokers said a rebound of internatinal blue chips had a positive impact on investor sentiment towards the broad market.