81.   But a round of afternoon bargain hunting saved the Nasdaq composite index from closing at its lowest level this year.

82.   But bargain hunting on dips by domestic investment trust funds and institutional investors pushed the main index back above the key level later in the morning, traders said.

83.   But bargain hunting was confined to a few select stocks and failed to sustain a market uptrend, analysts said.

84.   But a few Asian markets recovered somewhat by midday on bargain hunting and a firmer Japanese yen, which rose sharply against the U.S. dollar in early trading Tuesday.

85.   But dealers said it was mostly bargain hunting of oversold stocks.

86.   But bargain hunting by domestic investment trust funds and institutional investors pushed the main index back above the key level later in the session, traders said.

87.   But instead of bargain hunting, foreign investors simply sold off the shares they had.

88.   Buying of oversold issues and bargain hunting also helped prices to rise back in the afternoon, said a Yamaichi Securities trader.

89.   But the market was able to trade higher, boosted by bargain hunting and the fact that investors had expected some decline.

90.   But the market was able to trade higher, boosted by bargain hunting and the fact that investors had expected the decline.