71.   In Paris, shares slumped lower to their lowest level since early July, also in the wake of lower futures.

72.   Banking shares slumped on negative comments by UBS Warburg for HSBC and Standard Chartered.

73.   Australian shares slumped more than two percent at the open Tuesday in the aftermath of two days of sharp losses on Wall Street spurred by interest rate fears.

74.   Shares here slumped on Tuesday in the wake of sustained selling on Wall Street, where dealers predicted a further tightening of US monetary policy.

75.   Technology shares slumped on profit-taking.