1.   SOFTKEY OFFER IS IN DOUBT Softkey International shares fell for the second straight day.

2.   Japanese share prices fell.

3.   Share priced fell marginally Thursday on the London Stock Exchange.

4.   Dealers said that US share prices fell as dealers predicted that the markets may have entered a downward phase.

5.   Japanese share prices fell Wednesday, in line with other Asia-Pacific bourses, as profit takers entered the region after a fall on Wall Street.

6.   Japanese share prices fell Tuesday, in line with most Asia-Pacific bourses.

7.   Japanese share prices fell Monday, in line with most other Asia-Pacific bourses which reported cautious and lacklustre trading.