81.   But profit-taking in the afternoon erased early gains, pushing the index into negative territory.

82.   But the Nikkei later moved into negative territory on selling of blue chips such as Sony amid light trading ahead of the weekend.

83.   But stocks moved into negative territory toward the morning close on the Russian worries.

84.   But the buying trend petered out in the afternoon, when stocks again sank into negative territory, with continued selling from domestic institutions.

85.   But the buying trend petered out in the afternoon, when stocks once again creeped into negative territory due to continued selling from domestic institutions.

86.   But the bank intervened in the swap market to bring swap rates out of negative territory and prevent arbitrage practices.

87.   But the benchmark later moved into negative territory on selling of blue chips such as Sony amid light trading ahead of the weekend.

88.   But the downturn in major computer chips makers Toshiba and Fujitsu and electronics makers Kyocera and TDK later dragged the index into negative territory, traders said.

89.   But the Nikkei later moved into negative territory on selling of blue chip stocks such as Sony amid light trading ahead of the weekend.

90.   But the index entered negative territory after investors later locked in profits.