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To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (3879)	8/13/2001 2:13:36 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 10077

OUCH! I didn't check the foreigns tonight. Lately they haven't had much influence on our markets. This could be the exception though. Gotta go hunt down some biz news to see what's happening in the Land of the Sinking Sun.

To: Jorj X Mckie who wrote (3879)	8/13/2001 2:21:34 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 10077

Here's CNN. It's thin: TOKYO, Japan -- Tokyo stocks fell in early trading Monday on selling of high technology issues. The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 177.71 points, or 1.51 percent, to 11,557.35 in the first 30 minutes of trading and looked set to continue falling. On Friday, the Nikkei lost 19.50 points, or 0.17 percent. Traders said selling of high technology issues in Tokyo followed losses in tech shares Friday in New York. Technology issues in the U.S. had fallen for five straight days last week. The broader Tokyo Stock Price Index of all issues listed on the first section fell 11.55 points, or 0.98 percent, to 1,170.94 early Monday. The TOPIX lost 2.45 points, or 0.21 percent, Friday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index also started the day on a gloomyy note, shedding 66.33 poionts to 11,699.48 on the opening. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 fell 6.7 points in morning trading to 3394.1 with media powerhouse News Corporation continuing to weigh on the market. News Corp shares were Aust. 23c weaker at Aust. $18.03 while shares in telecommunications leader Telstra held steady at Aust. $5.17. In Korea the composite index opened lower at 552.91, down 2.43 points while the KOPSI measure of 100 stocks lost 1.6 points to 512.41. cnn.com