81.   Stock broker Ajit Ambani said share values were being continuously eroded.

82.   The automaker has been the target of a hostile takeover attempt since April by financier Kirk Kerkorian, who is urging Chrysler to boost share value.

83.   The difference between buy and sell quotes has narrowed to about half a percent of share value from the earlier average of one percent.

84.   The fall in share values was led by Bajaj Auto, Tata Engineering and Gujarat Ambuja.

85.   The news put four percent on leading share values at the Tel Aviv stock exchange in the early afternoon.