1.   But funds later stopped flowing to the stock market, which still looked volatile and weak amid an economic downturn.

2.   Domestic demand remains weak amid high unemployment, which has kept wages from rising and has deterred consumers from spending freely.

3.   In contrast, international oil issues were weak amid concern over the upcoming OPEC meeting.

4.   But investor sentiment remained weak amid uncertainties about U.S. financial markets, analysts said.

5.   But traders said that investor sentiment remained weak amid uncertainties about the near future of U.S. financial markets.

6.   He added that fundamentals of the local market remained weak amid the deterioration of the investment climate and with unemployment still rising.

7.   In Tokyo, share prices opened lower as market sentiment remained weak amid concerns about the health of the Japanese economy and volatility in financial markets in Asia.

8.   Kunihiko Ono, a spokesman for the association, said imported vehicle sales were likely to remain weak amid few signs of a significant economic recovery in Japan.

9.   Sentiment in Tokyo remains weak amid recent plunges in stock markets in other Asian nations, including Indonesia and the Philippines, traders said.

10.   Sentiment in Tokyo remains weak amid recent plunges in stock markets in other Asian nations, including Indonesia and the Philippines, trades said.