51.   Volume remained light as a result of market caution, ahead of the listing of a series of blue chips warrants next Monday, they noted.

52.   Volume remained low as many investors did not return from the Thursday holiday.

53.   Volume remained low, as opeators waited for details on government economic proposals.

54.   Volumes remained thin as investors stayed on the sidelines, he said.

55.   Volumes remained thin, with many institutional investors sidelined by a lack of confidence in further declines of the yen, brokers added.

56.   Market analysts said general sentiment continued to be weak as there were no significant buyers and business volumes remained low.

57.   Meanwhile, the CBI survey showed that manufacturers now expected output volumes to remain stable over the next four months.