51.   A second analyst at a local brokerage house said rumors in the foreign press on the failing health of paramount leader Deng Xiaoping were also leading to cautious trading.

52.   An analyst with a local brokerage house said the Huangshan Tourism which was the top gainer received buying support on expectation of good results.

53.   An analyst at a local brokerage said the increase in substandard loan reserve requirements would have a negative impact on finance company earnings for the next few years.

54.   An analyst with a local brokerage said he believed there would be a restructuring within Malaysia Airlines that may see Tajudin consolidating his group of companies.

55.   An economist with a local brokerage said negative exports in February would suggest the economy had not yet bottomed out.

56.   An analyst at a local brokerage said some window-dressing kicked in late in the session, and could support the index heading into the Christmas break.

57.   An analyst with a local brokerage said selling pressure in the banking, finance, property and communications sectors weighed the market down.

58.   An analyst with a local brokerage said the fall indicated that the unit price of electronic goods had dropped too sharply to be offset by growth in export volume.

59.   An institutional dealer with a leading local brokerage said the general market sentiment was quite positive but the focus was mostly on second- and third-liners.

60.   Another dealer with a local brokerage said he saw the market correcting next week once news of the Paris Club meeting of creditor nations comes out.