31.   Dealers said the peso was weakened in morning trading by modest speculative demand for dollars caused by the continued weakening of Southeast Asian currencies.

32.   Fears of a devaluation in the Chinese yuan, which resurfaced Tuesday and weakened the peso, are now largely out of the market.

33.   Higher U.S. interest rates could raise costs for some Mexican businesses and weaken the peso -- both factors that could accelerate inflation.

34.   Higher U.S. interest rates weaken the peso by attracting investors to U.S. securities.

35.   Residents of Mexico were the first to weaken the peso by switching their money into dollars and other stronger currencies because they had better information, it suggested.

36.   The central bank said it will provide dollar liquidity to the peso market should the fallout from the attacks severely weaken the peso.

37.   The same fears also pressured the baht, which in turn further weakened the peso.

38.   Traders said the peso was weakened by modest speculative demand for dollars caused by the continued decline of Southeast Asian currencies.