11.   Capital restructuring, product diversification and increased efficiency helped the firm to post profits despite the unfavorable market trends, Shougang President Luo Bingsheng was quoted as saying.

12.   Faced with increasing competition and unfavorable market conditions in the U.K., Nintendo will rely on a local retailer for distribution of its products from August.

13.   The dramatic falloff was partly due to several companies delaying their flotations until next year because of unfavorable market conditions.

14.   The government has also postponed a plan to privatize the domestic telecommunication provider PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, citing unfavorable market conditions.

15.   The drop was due to unfavorable market conditions during the first half that affected almost all activities, the company said.