21.   Traders speculated the Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought the currency to stem its slide.

22.   U.S. stocks rose as better-than-expected earnings from Oracle Corp. stemmed a slide in computer and software issues.

23.   U.S. stocks are expected to rise as better-than-expected earnings from Oracle Corp. stem a slide in computer and software issues.

24.   Ahmed and Haq stemmed the slide and steadily built the innings.

25.   Huweish has declined comment on the latest slump in the currency, and traders said it was doubtful the central bank will interfere to stem the slide.

26.   Speculators bearish about the dollar pushed it down in early Monday trading in Tokyo, but intervention by the Bank of Japan stemmed the slide.

27.   The dollar slipped as traders speculated that the Group of Seven major industrialized nations will jointly intervene to help stem the slide of the yen.

28.   He said the interim Afghan government should fix a rate and enforce controls for a limited period to stem its slide.

29.   But that failed to stem the slide in prices, which has been fueled by rising levels of base metal stocks on the London Metals Exchange.

30.   The US dollar, seeking to stem its slide since Friday, was down slightly against the Deutsche mark and Japanese yen in calm but uneven trading early Tuesday.