41.   Tokyo stocks were slightly weaker in early trading Wednesday following an overnight retreat on Wall Street.

42.   Tokyo stocks were slightly weaker in early trading Friday, hurt by the continued decline of bank shares.

43.   Trading conditions were weaker in Australia and Germany.

44.   Blue chips were also weaker in light trading.

45.   Blue chips were mostly weaker in the absence of buying interest.

46.   More vessels were on offer and prices were weaker in the Carribean region while the North Sea market was stable.

47.   Share prices on the New York Stock Exchange reversed earlier gains Tuesday and turned weaker in late morning trading.

48.   Share prices were weaker in early trading, hit by selling from retail investors and profit-taking by some institutions, market sources said.

49.   The Bank of Japan found that confidence among Japanese businessmen was weaker in February than the central bank had predicted.

50.   The dollar was also slightly weaker in morning trading in New York.