21.   Currency trading, however, remained light ahead and many investors were absent for the Easter holidays.

22.   Dr Mahathir said currency trading had been very damaging for certain countries.

23.   Dr Mahathir also said currency trading, which is destroying the economies of many developing countries, have really no direct connection with trading in goods and services.

24.   In currency trading, the dollar moved in a narrow range, jostled by profit-taking and position adjustment.

25.   In currency trading, the dollar stayed in a narrow range, jostled by profit-taking and position adjustment.

26.   Indonesia said last week it would allow the ruppiah currency to trade in a wider range, and Malaysia eased its grip on the ringgit.

27.   On his part, Dr Mahathir had repeatedly said at most international fora and meetings, including those which Malaysia hosted, that foreign currency trading should be regulated.

28.   The currency traded in narrow ranges and volume was light due to holidays in Japan and Europe.

29.   The Malaysian currency traded at record lows Monday in reaction to weekend comments made by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad which stunned the financial community.

30.   The peso, meanwhile, weakened slightly in the absence of any clear direction in regional currency trading, dealers said.