111.   Stocks got some help from the bond market, as a slump in home resales allayed concern that inflation will pick up anytime soon.

112.   Still, all those plans and promises are doing little to allay concerns.

113.   That allayed concern about inflation, and bonds gained to push up the dollar.

114.   That did little to allay investor concern that interest rates must remain high to fund the current account deficit.

115.   That allayed concern interest rates will rise and squeeze property companies that rely on borrowing to finance its projects.

116.   That allayed concern the upcoming tankan would show the economic recovery broad enough to allow the central bank to raise rates as early as July.

117.   That allayed concern that higher rates would trim corporate profits and discourage home buying.

118.   That rally, in turn, helped allay concern among Japanese investors that the dollar might suddenly start to slide against the yen, wiping out their gains.

119.   That too allayed concern the Bundesbank will soon lift lending rates, making mark deposits and bonds more attractive.

120.   That, Lusser said, will allay concern that the franc will become a speculative currency.