1.   But he said it was too early to say that the negative sentiment toward Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac generated by the threat from the Treasury had changed.

2.   German stocks fell in post-bourse trading, as comments from the head of the Bundesbank compounded negative sentiment after rates were left untouched.

3.   He said negative sentiments being voiced are speculation based on uncertainty.

4.   Negative sentiment may have been a big reason behind a huge rise in short interest positions in Westinghouse Electric Corp.

5.   Negative sentiment about a stock is often a motivating factor behind short selling, but not always.

6.   Of the many issues surveyed, that position elicited the strongest negative sentiment, Bowman said.

7.   On the downside, weak interim earnings reports and negative sentiment in the industry pulled building and building materials stock to record lows.

8.   Rising oil stocks and bank shares eclipsed negative sentiment from falling bonds.

9.   Some market analysts said that the response to the rumors was a sign of the depth of the negative sentiment in the stock market right now.

10.   That offset negative sentiment after the Bundesbank did not cut German interest rates following its regular monetary policy meeting.