21.   Instead, they said, OPEC will probably reapprove its offical output level and let prices drift lower without taking immediate action.

22.   Japanese stock prices drifted lower Friday as weaker index futures pulled the market down.

23.   Meanwhile, Japanese share prices drifted lower on profit-taking following two days of gains.

24.   On Wall Street, stock prices drifted.

25.   Prices drifted lower in Frankfurt and London and crept ahead in Paris.

26.   Share prices drifted into positive territory for much of the afternoon before dropping just ahead of the close.

27.   Share prices drifted lower in midway Friday as market players became cautious about exchange rate and interest rate movements.

28.   Share prices drifted lower in thin trading in Tokyo Friday, while the U.S. dollar gained back some ground but remained lower against the yen.

29.   Share prices drifted down as participants focused on data pointing to a drop in computer-chip demand released overnight.

30.   Stock prices have been drifting consistently lower as investors try to reconcile mostly weak earnings forecasts with their hopes of a speedy recovery.