1.   Heavy job losses in the City have had a huge impact on the lifestyles of people working in the finance sector.

2.   More than half were in the finance sector.

3.   Perhaps workers in the finance sector are the most uneasy, counting the days of mergers among financial institutions.

4.   Poppy said the government has not paid enough attention to the real sector, businesses outside of the finance sector, since the crisis began last July.

5.   Pliu said the new shares would be sold to foreign investors, interested in the finance sector, and that the share price would depend largely on market conditions.

6.   A dealer said the market is also reacting positively to the increased pace of consolidation in the finance sector.

7.   A strong follow-through and sustained buying interest in the finance sector fuelled sharp gains on financial services stocks.

8.   After that Phatra Thanakit will completely disappear from the finance sector, he said.

9.   Ahmad has warned that Bank Negara would not soften its stand in wanting to rationalise the banking and finance sector into fewer but financially and operationally stronger players.

10.   Among the sectors with the most influence on the SET, the finance sector fell the most.