71.   Paris dealers noted that the dollar had lost more than eight pfennigs against the mark in just two weeks.

72.   That means the dollar lost, in half a session, almost all the ground it had gained since the previous Friday on US growth figures.

73.   The dollar has lost more than three percent against the yen in the past two weeks.

74.   The dollar lost ground against leading currencies Thursday after the Bundesbank left German interest rates unchanged.

75.   The dollar lost ground against leading currencies Thursday on light trading with a US investment firm selling off to limit losses.

76.   The dollar lost ground against major currencies early on Friday on concern that Japanese interest rates might rise after a statement on Thursday by Japanese finance minister Wataru Kubo.

77.   The dollar lost ground against other main currencies, except for the yen, in early trading here.

78.   The dollar lost ground against other major currencies.

79.   The dollar lost ground against the major currencies Thursday in New York exchange as traders awaited more data on inflation trends in the United States.

80.   The dollar lost ground but the German mark rose Monday on European foreign exchange markets dominated by technical trade, with little major news to excite players.