1.   And as the mark rises in value, the pressure on the dollar increases, because to buy marks traders must sell other currencies, including dollars.

2.   And it was a week of struggle for the dollar as investors rushed to buy German marks.

3.   And they also boost the dollar by making German assets such as bank deposits less attractive to investors, who then buy fewer marks.

4.   Bank of Montreal saw interest from securities firms to buy marks for the Telekom shares, said Ken Nixon, a currency adviser for the bank.

5.   A strengthening of the mark against the lira often means the mark will gain against the dollar, as investors seek all opportunities to buy marks.

6.   Buy German marks.

7.   Fernando Medina, chief currency trader at Banco Atlantico, said he bought marks for yen today.

8.   German stocks closed at a record high as the stronger dollar buoyed exporters, whose dollar earnings buy more marks when the U.S. currency rises.

9.   Having bought marks against other European currencies, investors are now buying marks against the yen as well, traders said.

10.   In buying marks for yen, traders often sell yen for dollars first and then convert the dollars into marks.