101.   Traders also bought the dollar as a haven last week amid saber rattling on the Korean peninsula.

102.   Traders bought marks for francs after the French newspaper Liberation said President Jacques Chirac will dissolve parliament by Thursday and call for new elections.

103.   Traders buy and sell portions of loans that are syndicated, or divided among groups of banks that share the credit risk.

104.   Traders must buy bond futures because supplies of government bonds are short, said Kunihiro Ishibashi, general manager of bond marketing at Yamaichi Securities Co.

105.   Traders often buy dollars as a haven in times of international turmoil.

106.   Traders also bought Swiss francs again Friday as a safe haven.

107.   Traders are buying back their obligation to deliver soybeans rather than hunt for supplies, which continue to drop.

108.   Traders bought back bonds they sold as stocks soared from the start of the week on expectations the government will commit public funds to help troubled financial institutions.

109.   Traders bought back bounds today to take advantage of a dip in prices last week, traders said.

110.   Traders bought back many of the stocks they had bid down last week, and much of the market has now returned to its price level of last Wednesday.