31.   Traders blamed the large fall on thin trading that exacerbates swings in the index.

32.   Traders blame concerns about Argentina for keeping investor interest low in Chilean equities.

33.   Traders blamed continuing worries over the regional economy, as the Indonesian and Phillipine currencies reached new lows.

34.   Traders blamed profit-taking.

35.   Traders blamed the drop in CANTV on profit-taking after recent gains.

36.   Traders also blamed the drop on Tuesday on profit-taking in the wake of two winning sessions.

37.   Traders blamed the fall on the negative effect of Wall Street and other stock markets.

38.   Traders blamed the nosedive on a churning foreign exchange market and on fear of a possible collapse on Wall Street.

39.   Traders blamed a rise in long-term interest rates in the wake of reports that US unemployment benefits applications had fallen last week.

40.   Traders blamed the poor result on weak bond prices, a weak dollar, and fears of higher British interest rates.