41.   Tumbling share prices on foreign markets set a negative tone at the opening.

42.   With the negative tone, brokers said until there was evidence of markets settling in Asia, sellers would predominate.

43.   Brokers said the negative tone was due to a new dollar weakening against the German mark.

44.   But then copper prices were dragged lower in afternoon trading by a negative tone in early Comex trading in New York.

45.   Despite the overall negative tone, there were selected gains among defensive stocks, including some financial and drugs stocks.

46.   Traders said the Frankfurt bourse had been hurt by the negative tone on US markets on Friday.

47.   US markets set a negative tone after running up losses on Wednesday in response to pessimistic news from Intel and JP Morgan Chase.

48.   News of further cautious comment on second half prospects from several companies added to the more negative tone, they said.

49.   The negative tone of Arab reaction suggested such hope may prove premature.