61.   Publication of German money supply figures did not influence the market, they said.

62.   Rumours emerged about the publication of a European Commission document against the use of cocoa butter substitutes in chocolate in Europe, but these failed to influence the market.

63.   The effects of the article continued to influence the market on Monday.

64.   The decisions on Thursday by the Bundesbank and the Bank of France to keep key interest rates unchanged had been generally anticipated and hence did not influence the markets.

65.   The market was influenced by an unexpected fall in stocks of US crude and heating oil in weekly data from the American Petroleum Institute.

66.   The markets were not influenced by a rise in US crude stocks.

67.   The market was also influenced by fears of a worsening in the quality of maize being harvested.

68.   The market was also influenced by delays affecting shipments from India and Guatemala.

69.   The market was influenced by nervousness on international bond markets, he said.

70.   The market was influenced by the continued weakness of both arabica exports, mainly from Brazil, and robusta exports from Indonesia and the Ivory Coast.