71.   Arbitrage-led selling continued to pressure share prices, with few investors seen taking active positions in the market, brokers said.

72.   Brokers said share prices were pressured from the outset of trading due to caution over chasing further higher levels following the fifth consecutive day of gains.

73.   Brokers said share prices were pressured on active profit taking throughout the day, with declines exacerbated by the lack of buying support.

74.   Brokers said stop-loss selling by investment trusts and individual investors, which pressured share prices in recent trading, seemed to have stopped.

75.   Brokers said share prices were also pressured by continued selling from corporate and institutional investors ahead of the closing of books at the end of September.

76.   Brokers said share prices were pressured as investors liquidated holdings ahead of the special quotation day.

77.   Brokers said share prices were pressured earlier in the afternoon session on profit taking coupled with futures-led declines.

78.   Brokers said share prices were pressured throughout the day by futures-led selling ahead of the expiry of the September futures contract Friday.

79.   Brokers said share prices were pressured throughout the day by persistent selling, with few investors keen to return quickly to the market after the recent fast-paced gains.

80.   Brokers said selling by foreign investors following a sharp fall in New York pressured stock prices, centering on blue chips in the steel and electronics sectors.