41.   Stocks prices fell as weaker Nikkei-index futures prices dragged the cash market down amid thin trading volume.

42.   Stocks prices fell as weaker Nikkei-index futures prices dragged the cash maret down in thin trading volume.

43.   The market was traded within a tight range in thin volume throughout the day, said Mr Chris Podbury of JF Apex Futures.

44.   The weaker-than-expected Consumer Confidence Index for January pulled the dollar down in thin volume Tuesday.

45.   Thin pre-holiday volume made it easier for single large transactions by institutional investors to move the indexes.

46.   Thin volume prevailed in pre-Christmas trading, with secondary shares leading the fall of the market.

47.   Thin volumes also exaggerated the price movement.

48.   This week saw tin prices barely changed with thin volume traded and most of the tin absorbed by local players.

49.   Traders said the relatively thin volume made it easier to push the market down in a day in which retail investors were more active than institutional traders.

50.   Trading remained quiet and volume thin ahead of the Labor Day holiday in the United States on Monday.