21.   But the dollar firmed against the yen following intervention by the Bank of Japan on Asian markets during the night.

22.   But the strongest reaction to the figure was seen on the exchange market, where the dollar firmed against the German mark and Japanese yen.

23.   When the results were known, the dollar firmed and share prices rose on Wall Street.

24.   Meanwhile, the dollar firmed during the morning trading here amid reported invervention by the Bank of Japan.

25.   On the foreign exchange market, the dollar firmed against all other major currencies.

26.   The dollar also firmed against the euro after the intervention, but fell back down.

27.   The dollar firmed against European currencies, and remained steady against the yen.

28.   The dollar firmed against major currencies early Wednesday in slack trading following news of a lower than expected December US trade deficit.

29.   The dollar firmed against major currencies except the pound early Tuesday, driven by technical purchases in the absence of any new factors.

30.   The dollar firmed against other major currencies here Thursday except the Japanese yen, as most of the activity focused on dollar-yen trading.