81.   On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, share prices opened slightly higher following an overnight rise on Wall Street, but soon fell back as falling futures prices dampened sentiment.

82.   On Monday, they said the on-going currency turmoil in the region and further falls in the ringgit have further dampened sentiments.

83.   On the stock market, traders said continued weakness in bank issues on selling from foreign investors dampened sentiment.

84.   On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, share prices slipped as falling futures prices dampened sentiment.

85.   Profit warnings from Sun Microsystems, Fiat and Dutch media company VNU dampened sentiment.

86.   Rumors of trading losses at some Japanese banks circulated in the market dampening investor sentiment, a trader from Citicorp International Securities said.

87.   Renewed concerns about a further decline in Hong Kong shares also dampened sentiment, reigniting worries about the Japanese financial system, traders said.

88.   Renewed weakness in banking issues also dampened overall sentiment, traders said.

89.   Renewed weakness on the regional equities markets dampened market sentiment on the domestic front.

90.   Renewed concerns about a further decline in Hong Kong shares also dampened sentiment in Tokyo, traders said.