21.   Short-interest positions are typically seen as a sign of bearish sentiment toward stocks.

22.   Philippine shares fell as the market scrounged for positive, market-moving news against a backdrop of bearish negative sentiment toward the Asian equities market as a whole.

23.   A weaker Japanese yen added to the bearish sentiment, brokers said.

24.   Analysts expected economic growth to decline further, attributing part of the bearish sentiment to the situation in Indonesia.

25.   An analyst said that despite the bearish sentiment, futures players are reminded to be on the lookout for a technical rebound for selling opportunities.

26.   Asian stock markets closed mostly lower Tuesday, with share prices slumping on Southeast Asian bourses on continued bearish sentiment.

27.   Badly received earnings reports from supermarket giant J. Sainsbury also added to the bearish sentiment.

28.   Bearish sentiment is overcoming the lure of bargains, and dealers expect the Singapore indexes to keep falling.

29.   Bearish sentiment on Tokyo and Singapore rubber futures also stopped players from entering the market, the dealer added.

30.   Brokers said foreign investors were returning to the market following recent bearish sentiment.