1.   The lira plunged, bringing down the French franc and British pound.

2.   The battered lira plunged the lira to new lows against the German mark before rebounding Wednesday.

3.   The battered lira has plunged to new lows against the German mark in recent weeks and dropped even further in nervous trading Thursday before rebounding slightly.

4.   The Turkish lira he earned plunged in value against the dollar.

5.   Barr said the lira could plunge again if former premier Silvio Berlusconi calls at an afternoon news conference for voting against the Italian supplementary budget.

6.   The adoption of the mini-budget remains uncertain and the lira could plunge lower again, if there is no vote and Dini steps down, said Geddes.

7.   The Italian lira plunged to near historic lows against the German mark Tuesday following the resignation of a key anti-corruption magistrate in Milan.