1.   A number of computer chip and precision instrument maker shares declined amid worries that sales growth in the U.S could slow.

2.   Declines in steel and precision instrument shares offset gains in chemical and banking shares.

3.   Electronic, auto and precision instrument shares rose with the dollar.

4.   Gains in auto and precision instrument shares offset declines in retail and construction shares.

5.   Gains in precision instrument shares like Nikon Corp. and Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. were tempered by declines in brokerages on concern that waning trading volumes would erode brokerage profits.

6.   Gains in real estate, brokerage and precision instrument shares were offset by declines in banking and telecommunications issues.

7.   Meanwhile, foreign investors helped lift trading as they raised their bids on electronics and precision instrument shares, traders said.

8.   Precision instrument shares continued to lead the market.

9.   Traders said electronics and precision instrument shares were also helped by the strength of technology shares in New York.