11.   Analysts note that the mark has also gained from reservations about a single European currency that German officials have again raised.

12.   Meanwhile, the mark gained ground against the other major European currencies early on Monday.

13.   The dollar and pound sterling pursued their rapid ascent early on Tuesday but the mark did not gain any ground despite a fall of German unemployment in March.

14.   The German mark gained against the French franc, but remained fairly steady against other currencies.

15.   The mark gained a bit against the French franc, the peseta and the yen.

16.   The mark gained a little ground against other European currencies in early morning, but eased again at mid-day.

17.   The mark generally gained against other European currencies, after a bout of weakness at the start of the year.

18.   The mark gained against most currencies except the Swiss franc, despite the rise of the dollar.

19.   The mark gained ground in the first part of the session, but then eased back later on profit-taking, Hawkins said.

20.   The mark gained against the yen in more active trading than in trading against the dollar or between the yen and the dollar, dealers said.