61.   Thin markets can amplify currency movements.

62.   Traders said stocks fell in the absence of buying interest as players watched the currency movements in the Tokyo foreign exchange market.

63.   When losses mounted from bad bets on currency movements, he allegedly tried to hide the losses with phony options contracts normally used to hedge risk.

64.   While the United States has generally opposed currency controls, some European leaders have called for rules to prevent sudden and sharp currency movements.

65.   While the United States has generally opposed currency controls, some European leaders, including Jospin, have called for rules to prevent sudden and sharp currency movements.

66.   Growth in sales revenue accelerated in the second quarter, which the company said was particularly satisfying given the negative effects of currency movements.

67.   However, Holden said Friday it was too early to assess the long term impact of the currency movements, which was likely to be mixed.

68.   Also vulnerable to the effect of currency movements, pharmaceutical stocks were affected.

69.   Analysts noted that the foreign exchange markets have been dogged by thin volume through the festive season, making currency movements more volatile.

70.   But analysts were quick to point out that currency movements are usually exaggerated at times of low volumes of trade on the market.