11.   The government is considering public auctions, placements and convertible bond issues as possible means to unload its holdings.

12.   The Senate committee first learned of that financial interest in late February, months after White promised the panel he would unload all holdings, Levin and Warner wrote.

13.   The surprise announcement sent prices plunging, as traders in London, Zurich, Johannesburg and other financial centers rushed to unload their holdings of the metal.

14.   Selling by institutional investors, and mutual funds managed by Daiwa Securities, was evident as they unloaded holdings accumulated in recent trading, another broker said.