1.   A steady stock market in Hong Kong also helped improve investor sentiment, she said.

2.   For that reason, traders said the communique did little to improve sentiment toward the dollar.

3.   Major European stock indexes pared earlier losses as a strong open on Wall Street improved investor sentiment.

4.   Other computer-related stocks also helped improve investor sentiment toward the industry.

5.   Separately, Prudential Securities analyst Bryan Piskorowski said the recent rise in stock prices has improved the sentiment of professional money managers.

6.   The final numbers for this month will include interviews after the trade center attack, which will not improve consumer sentiment.

7.   Phisit said there were about five factors that helped improve the sentiment on the baht.

8.   Other Asian bourses also rallied as the gains in Japan and Hong Kong lifted other currencies and improved market sentiment in the crisis-stricken region.

9.   Overseas investors placed buy orders exceeding sell orders at the opening Friday, which improved sentiment among domestic players, traders said.

10.   A banker said that the increase in new loan approvals was a direct result of improving sentiment towards newly-launched residential projects.