31.   Share prices rose for the third consecutive day on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, although late selling eroded early gains.

32.   Share prices in Hong Kong closed generally higher Tuesday, but sharp early gains were eroded by continued worries over the weakness of the Japanese yen.

33.   Share prices closed higher on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, although news of an unsuccessful government land auction eroded gains from early trading.

34.   Share prices in Hong Kong closed generally higher, but sharp early gains were eroded by continued worries over the weakness of the Japanese yen.

35.   Stock prices finished sharply lower on profit-taking Friday that eroded the gains over the previous two days.

36.   Investor interest shifted to industrial companies from electronics, but profit-taking set in to erode gains posted by the industrials, they said.

37.   Blue chip stocks fell Wednesday in the wake of rising yields on the bond market and slow sales in computer software that eroded gains in the high technology sector.

38.   But the earlier gains were eroded in afternoon trading on active profit-taking, following heavy selling by what appeared to be life insurers, brokers said.

39.   But late arbitrage unwinding following a decline in future prices eroded the gains.

40.   But these gains would be eroded when trading resumes in Tokyo Thursday, he added.