51.   The dollar lost ground against the yen after Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Japan is ready to defend the value of the yen if necessary, traders said.

52.   The dollar lost ground on growing sentiment that the Japanese currency is a safe haven from the recent drops suffered by other Asian currencies, traders said.

53.   The report by the Berlin Morgenpost, which caused the dollar to lose a little ground against the mark on Wednesday, could not be immediately confirmed.

54.   The Singapore dollar has steadily lost value against the U.S. currency over the past few weeks.

55.   Traders said the dollar lost steam in early Tokyo trading because its temporary recovery against the yen in late New York trading stalled.

56.   Traders said the dollar lost steam in early Tokyo trading because its temporary recovery against the yen late in New York stalled.

57.   Tokyo stock prices declined and the dollar lost ground against the Japanese yen Wednesday as markets grew cautious ahead of testimony by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

58.   Gold prices rose while the dollar lost ground against all major foreign currencies with the exception of the pound sterling during trading in mild trading Friday.

59.   However there is one tell-tale sign that the Hong Kong dollar may lose its advantage over the renminbi.

60.   In recent months, however, concern over the free circulation of the Chinese currency has raised fears that the Hong Kong dollar may lose its status.