11.   Another dealer predicted the upward momentum would be shortlived as the market was expected to enter a correction phase.

12.   Dealers predicted that the dollar would also be little changed before publication of the US April trade figures.

13.   Dealers predicted that there might be a fresh wave of takeover activity on the London market after details of the surprise merger were made public.

14.   Dealers said that US share prices fell as dealers predicted that the markets may have entered a downward phase.

15.   Dealers had predicted that Rubin would express concern over the current weakness of the yen, which has served to bolster Japanese exports.

16.   Dealers immediately predicted that the discovery of a rare parasite would lead to a fall in exports.

17.   Dealers predicted prices would continue to rise on the seasonal drop in production in Southeast Asian countries.

18.   Dealers predict rising prices in the third and fourth quarters of the year.

19.   Dealers predict that the banking sector is about to undergo vast restructuring and expect Deutsche Bank to increase its holding in Bayerische Vereinsbank.

20.   Dealers predicted price rises in the short and medium term, betting in a market which is generally healthy and with a deficit in production.