101.   Strong prices for Nikkei index futures combined with steady buying from domestic fund managers continued to push prices higher, dealers said.

102.   Speculation remains that the Bundesbank may move to lower its interest rates in a policy committee meeting later Thursday, said the dealer who spoke on condition of anonymity.

103.   Stock prices moved lower amid threatening moves by North Korean troops along the demilitarized zone Sunday for the third consecutive day on the Korean peninsula, dealers said.

104.   Strong dollar demand caused by the weaker Japanese yen pulled the Philippine peso down Friday to a three-week low against the U.S. currency, dealers said.

105.   The dollar climbed during the session as domestic life insurance and other institutional investors bought the American currency, dealers said.

106.   The dollar rose on rumors that yet another Japanese financial institution is facing bankruptcy, dealers said.

107.   The continuous weakening of the yen against the greenback also pulled down other currencies in the region, another dealer said.

108.   The dollar remained top-heavy in Tokyo after the American currency surged against the German mark in overseas markets, dealers said.

109.   The dollar fluctuated in a narrow range as market players awaited congressional testimony by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan later Wednesday, dealers said.

110.   The dollar remains in a narrow range in subdued trading, said a dealer with a major U.S. bank in Tokyo.