81.   Michael Winkler, executive vice president over global business units, said the U.S. slowdown has not yet affected overseas markets.

82.   Money was transferred slowly and quietly into stocks to avoid affecting markets with a sudden infusion of cash.

83.   News of the aborted bank merger deal between Rashid Hussain Bhd and Commerce Asset-Holdings Bhd was one of the major factors affecting the market, analysts said.

84.   One of the items which is expected to affect the market is the gross domestic product figures released last Saturday.

85.   SIMEX and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the de facto central bank, assured other investors that the scandal would not affect the market.

86.   Steep foreign exchange losses by major Mexican companies also affected the market Tuesday.

87.   TAT analysts said the European market was affected by the many months of news reports about the haze, especially long-standing confusion about its geographical boundaries.

88.   The analyst told The Associated Press the market was also affected by correction movements.

89.   That in turn has affected Asian markets, with heavy sellings of currencies in Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia.

90.   The dollar moved little in either direction, stuck in a narrow range, with little news to affect the market.