21. When the dollar loses value against other currencies, stocks denominated in those currencies automatically gain in dollar value. 22. While the dollar had already lost ground overnight as a result of stock market volatility, it fell another fifth of a cent after the jobless report. 23. A day earlier, the dollar also had lost ground to the mark while rising against the yen. 24. After edging upward in early New York trading Thursday, the dollar lost its ground on news of a surprisingly steep drop in Philadelphia regional manufacturing activity. 25. But the dollar lost ground against other major currencies. 26. But the dollar lost much of that gain amid worries trade frictions between the United States and Japan may be increasing. 27. By midday Thursday, however, the dollar lost most of its gains on notions that the conflict would likely be of limited duration, dealers said. 28. But the dollar lost some of its gains in morning trading in Tokyo on worries that trade frictions between the United States and Japan may be increasing. 29. In currency dealings, the dollar lost some of its overnight strength in New York on selling by Japanese exporters, traders said. 30. In currency trading, the dollar lost ground against the yen despite an intraday spike that came on rumors of market intervention by the Japanese central bank. |