21.   On the stock market, the Nikkei index mostly fell in the closing minutes as select technology blue-chips surrendered earlier gains.

22.   Share prices were boosted in morning trading by the lower yen and strong foreign buying, but profit-taking forced the market to surrender its gains.

23.   Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, the most heavily traded issue, was also lower after surrendering early gains.

24.   The stock market finished mostly lower Tuesday after surrendering early gains despite a reassuring inflation report.

25.   Tokyo share prices were boosted in morning trading by the lower yen and strong foreign buying, but profit-taking forced the market to surrender its gains.

26.   Tokyo stocks closed down Monday after surrendering early gains as investors awaited the release of government steps to fight deflation.

27.   Tokyo stock prices closed lower Thursday, surrendering early gains after investors grew cautious about upcoming Japanese economic data.

28.   Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday, surrendering morning gains in a pre-weekend sell-off.

29.   Tokyo stocks were weaker Thursday morning, surrendering early gains posted after the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy a day earlier.

30.   But financial markets appeared less impressed and Japanese share prices surrendered early gains while the dollar stabilised after its overnight advance in New York.