61.   Comments from central bank Gov. Gordon Thiessen indicating the bank is poised to lift rates pushed the dollar even higher.

62.   Currency traders responded by pushing the dollar higher.

63.   DUTCH stocks were mixed as Fortis Amev and other financial services companies gained strength from rising bonds and a higher dollar.

64.   DUTCH stocks rose, in line with other European exchanges, as a higher dollar buoyed exporters, such as Philips Electronics NV and Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

65.   European stock markets tracked bonds and the dollar higher.

66.   European stocks rose, driven by a higher dollar, climbing corporate profits and evidence of tame inflation in Britain and Germany.

67.   Exporters tracked the dollar higher.

68.   Expectations for higher rates in the U.S. and no change in Japan lead the dollar higher.

69.   Expectations for higher rates in the U.S. and no change in Japan led the dollar higher.

70.   French exporters benefit from a higher dollar because it means their income rises when dollar sales are converted into francs.