71.   Meanwhile, share prices moved slightly lower, led by declines in the Nikkei futures market, dealers said.

72.   Meanwhile, share prices slipped on selling usually seen ahead of settlement of September futures and options contracts on Friday, dealers said.

73.   Meanwhile, share prices started lower in light trading, dampened by weaker futures prices and a softening dollar against the yen, dealers said.

74.   Meanwhile, share prices fell in the closing hour on the late unwinding of long arbitrage positions, dealers said.

75.   Most players are still on the sidelines and needed fresh leads, said another dealer.

76.   Nikkei index futures started out lower, triggering arbitrage selling and dragging down prices in the cash market, dealers said.

77.   On Thursday, the dollar was buoyed mainly by sentiment that players had sold enough dollars Wednesday, dealers said.

78.   Police said car dealer Haidar Jassim Khalaf has confessed to the crime.

79.   Share prices continued to fall on selling of high technology issues by foreign investors, coupled with arbitrage selling, dealers said.

80.   Share prices fell in the closing hour on the late unwinding of long arbitrage positions, dealers said.