71.   Worldsec noted that as with most of the companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, cement companies have not been spared from the bearish sentiment.

72.   GNI said bearish sentiment has been further heightened by rumours that China holds large stocks available for export.

73.   Any rebound was seen short-lived, with investors retaining moderately bearish sentiment toward the Australian dollar, dealers said.

74.   Brokers said bearish sentiment was illustrated by the sustained fall of Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy, as foreign and domestic mutual fund managers continued to unload positions.

75.   Callow said bearish sentiment towards the dollar in European trade had been overdone.

76.   Dealers said the rand was again buffeted by exporter demand for dollars and generally bearish sentiment towards the local unit.

77.   Data from the central Bank of Thailand showing a decrease in the current account deficit and a trend towards lower inflation buoyed otherwise bearish sentiment, they said.

78.   The underlying bearish sentiment towards the US currency is expected to continue because of uncertainty about the trend on Wall Street and the US economy, dealers said.

79.   With Japan in its worst post-war recession, other ministers echoed the bearish sentiment.

80.   Meanwhile, a report that Japanese car manufacturers are cutting the use of zinc and aluminium to lower costs added to the bearish sentiment.