21.   Individual investors were net sellers of mutual funds specializing in technology stocks for a second week, according to AMG Data Services.

22.   Investment trusts and individual investors have been net sellers.

23.   Insurance companies have been net sellers for the last four months because of concern about the health of the Japanese economy.

24.   Insurance companies have been net sellers for the last four months.

25.   Individuals have been net sellers of Japanese stocks for most of the past year.

26.   Japanese investors were net sellers of foreign bonds and stocks in November, even with yields much higher overseas.

27.   Japanese investors were net sellers of foreign bonds in August as they unloaded U.S. and Australian bonds and bought European bonds.

28.   Japanese investors were net sellers of foreign bonds and foreign stocks in September as companies collected profits before closing their books for the half-year.

29.   Life insurers have been net sellers of Tokyo stocks since last October, although sales have accelerated over the last few months.

30.   Local funds had been net sellers for months because of dividend payments and redemptions from corporate investors facing high interest rates.