101.   Half of those surveyed said they would be persuaded to support the currency if it was given strong backing by business and government.

102.   In the last few days economists have forecast that British interest rates would rise before the end of the year and this was supporting the currency.

103.   At mid-day, fears of concerted intervention on behalf of the dollar and covering purchases of greenbacks supported the currency.

104.   Dealers said that they had seen no sign of intervention by the Bank of Italy which had spent moderate sums last week to support its currency.

105.   Dealers said that this implied that the ruble would continue to fall and also showed that the central bank had been intervening to support the currency.

106.   Dealers said the dollar moved higher in early trading, but gradually declined as players failed to find fresh factors to support the currency.

107.   Dealers said that although the credibility of the drachma was seriously in question, they thought that European central banks might support the currency.

108.   The US currency was also supported by the fact that interest rates are higher in the United States than in Europe and Japan.

109.   They reported intervention by the Italian and Spanish central banks to support their currencies against the mark.

110.   Tighter policy means higher interest rates, which help support a currency because of demand for it among foreign investors eager to obtain high yields.