41.   European currencies traded in a narrow band in quiet markets.

42.   The other currencies were trading in narrow bands, Wood said.

43.   Trading was quiet in the absence of market-moving factors, a dealer with the bank said, adding that major currencies traded in a narrow range.

44.   Other leading currencies traded in relatively narrow ranges ahead of keenly-awaited US March trade statistics due later Friday.

45.   Other European currencies were trading within very narrow bands, with several markets in Europe closed for a public holiday.

46.   The dollar drifted lower against most major currencies in light trading Tuesday ahead of a much-anticipated address by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

47.   The dollar was generally higher against the other major currencies in calm trading in New York in the absence of new data on the US economy.

48.   The European currencies were trading in narrow bands, with traders focused particularly on the French franc, which was retreating against the mark.

49.   The main European currencies traded in narrow bands with only the Italian lira rising significantly.

50.   The main currencies were trading within a narrow range early Monday afternoon ahead of a referendum in Quebec the same day on whether to declare the Canadian province sovereign.