51.   Traders are now waiting for the U.S. jobs report for December to be released tomorrow -- often touted as the best indicator of economic growth.

52.   Traders are waiting for further developments in northern Iraq, where two rival Kurdish factions appear to be on the verge of a military conflict.

53.   Traders were waiting for more news on government plans to support the financial system.

54.   Turmoil in the Asian markets, reflecting incipient deflation there, was the cathartic our traders were waiting for.

55.   With crops from other countries already shipped or smaller then expected, traders are waiting for the Brazilian harvest to replenish stockpiles.

56.   With just one barker, traders must wait on busy days, Duran said.

57.   Other than that, traders waited for more indications of the U.S. economy, he said.

58.   Analysts in New Zealand noted that volume was light in Wellington, where traders were waiting for cues from elsewhere.

59.   Analysts said the New York market had been viewed as overvalued for a long time and traders had been waiting for an excuse to engage in massive selling.

60.   Asian stocks finished mostly higher Thursday, with local factors coming to the fore as traders waited to see what direction Japan would take under its new government.