61.   Dollar demand remained slack and moderate dollar inflows entered the market from foreign portfolio managers paying for recent purchases in the local equities market.

62.   Early trades were primarily sell orders for dollars, which traders said were used to pay for recent purchases in the Philippine stock market.

63.   Industry sources said the fuel oil tender was difficult to meet as prompt supplies were very low due to recent unexpected purchases from Indonesia and Thailand.

64.   It did not give a date for the recent purchase.

65.   Recent purchases include two destroyers by China, four frigates by Malaysia, four submarines by India and one by Pakistan, he said.

66.   Recent U.S. purchases by the maker of communications equipment have included DSC and Xylan.

67.   The recent purchases reflect a drop in wholesale prices, which could rise again this summer when temperatures climb and air conditioning use surges.

68.   They were in search of recent purchases that could link him to terrorists.

69.   Traders also cited potential China business after its recent large purchases of European stocks.

70.   This is especially so since it has a high debt servicing budget following its recent purchases of new airplanes.