41.   The steep decline prompted the Bank of Canada to sell some of its U.S. dollar reserves and buy Canadian currency to moderate the decline, traders said.

42.   The steep drop prompted the Bank of Canada to sell some of its U.S. dollar reserves and buy Canadian currency to slow the retreat, traders said.

43.   The U.S. currency fell against the yen, reversing early gains on speculation the Bank of Japan was buying its currency to keep it from weakening further.

44.   There had been speculation central banks could take advantage of dollar appreciation yesterday to buy the currency jointly.

45.   There are few reasons to buy the currency, ING officials said.

46.   These allow a holder to buy a currency at a fixed price at a future date.

47.   Those anticipating a budget that would boost demand for the ringgit had already bought the currency in the last two weeks, he said.

48.   Tight trading ranges make it harder for banks to buy a currency at a low price and sell it at a higher price.

49.   Traders said the rise was mainly because of the central bank buying the currency.

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