61. It has held military maneuvers near Taiwan since last summer to dampen pro-independence sentiment on the island. 62. Joey Roxas, president at Eagle Equities, said reports of unrecorded bad loans at Orient Bank also dampened sentiment. 63. Lippo Securities analyst Engene Law said sentiment was dampened by the lack of incentives and continuing concerns about the situation in Indonesia. 64. Lower prices of Nikkei index futures dragged the stock market lower, and the weaker dollar also dampened market sentiment. 65. Market sentiment was dampened by a slight fall in a new listing. 66. Market talk of program selling from foreign institutions further dampened sentiment on the finance sector. 67. Lower prices of Nikkei index futures dragged the stock market lower, and the weaker U.S. dollar also dampened market sentiment. 68. Market sentiment was also dampened by a deepening financial crisis next door in South Korea. 69. Market sentiment was dampened by a drubbing of a new listing, traders said. 70. Meanwhile, selling of financial and construction issues dampened sentiment on the stock market and erased its early gains, traders said. |
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