31.   Volume in Hong Kong remained light as investors were still cautious about the volatile U.S. equity markets.

32.   Volume remained relatively light, indicating that many investors lack conviction, said Michael Strauss, managing director of Commonfund Asset Management.

33.   Zialcita also revealed that dollar-denominated loans in peso terms increased although the volume of transactions remained relatively steady from year-ago level.

34.   Frankfurt shares continued the recovery started at the beginning of June though volume remained week in summer trading.

35.   However Chan said trade remained cautious throughout the session ahead of the market holiday, highlighting volumes remained thin.

36.   However trading volume remained thin amid caution about the outlook for the US economy after the release of some weak corporate earnings there, they added.

37.   However, German shares performed strongly in line with Wall Street but volumes remained weak and the market continues to lack direction, brokers said.

38.   However, dealers warned that the late-day surge was likely an aberration in a weak market, particularly as session volumes remained thin.

39.   But brokers stressed once again that volumes remained slim, with investors holding back ahead of the Bundesbank board meeting on Thursday.

40.   But trading volume remained modest, operators noted.