1.   And that further soured investor sentiment for its plan to buy First Interstate.

2.   Somewhat similar troubles are souring investor sentiment elsewhere in the region.

3.   The discovery of the potentially-fatal bacteria soured consumer sentiment, devastating sales of imported beef.

4.   Investor sentiment was soured by announcements from telecommunications heavyweights WorldCom and Ericsson lowering their outlooks, while Lucent posted a loss in the fiscal second quarter.

5.   Amid concerns about a prolonged economic slowdown, the anti-corruption announcement by the government conspired to sour the sentiment further, brokers said.

6.   But traders said sentiment was also soured by news of disappointing results from Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson and US rival Lucent.