1.   Many investors were sidelined awaiting for direction later Tuesday from Wall Street.

2.   The dealer said physical trading was rather choppy and the volume remained thin as most players were sidelined awaiting fresh leads.

3.   Trading remained thin in Hong Kong as many investors were sidelined awaiting the reopening of U.S. markets, which were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

4.   Dealer-led technical trading dominated the trend of share prices, with other investors mostly sidelined awaiting fresh leads, they said.

5.   Many players were sidelined awaiting the outcome of a BoJ meeting due to end Wednesday.

6.   The dollar fell back on the Tokyo foreign exchange market Monday with investors sidelined awaiting the coutcome of US elections.