31.   Position-covering among arbitragers following solid gains in the last two weeks also contributed to the decline, they said.

32.   Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Tuesday, with share prices rebounding in Tokyo following overnight gains on Wall Street.

33.   Arbitrage traders were balancing their positions following solid gains in the last two weeks, they said.

34.   Asian stock markets closed mostly higher, following a gain on the tech-focused U.S. Nasdaq composite index.

35.   Asian stock markets closed higher Thursday, following overnight gains on Wall Street.

36.   Brokers said investors continued to take profits following sharp gains in the market early last week.

37.   Brokers said investors took profits following sharp gains in share prices in the past two sessions.

38.   Brokers said investors took profits following sharp gains in the past two sessions, when the key index closed at record highs.

39.   Brokers said investors took profits following sharp gains last week.

40.   Brokers said share prices opened lower as investors took profits following recent gains.