1.   As import growth slows, Philippine companies need to sell fewer pesos to generate dollars to pay for foreign products.

2.   Banks in Mexico have a substantial trading advantage because they can buy and sell pesos from the Mexican central bank.

3.   Foreign investors selling Mexican stocks often sell the pesos they receive for them.

4.   Investors sold pesos, speculating that the Clinton administration may not approve the efforts of the Zedillo administration to fight illegal drug traffic.

5.   Some traders sold pesos on speculation that political instability could ensue if the evidence implicates government officials currently in office, traders said.

6.   The central bank says the exchange rate is market determined and that it only buys and sells pesos to smooth out price swings.

7.   We were looking to cut a deal between those two prices with someone selling pesos on the street.

8.   When Mexicans and foreigners wanted to sell pesos for dollars this autumn, the Mexican government became the biggest buyer.

9.   Among them, it has outlawed unlicensed and independent operators from buying or selling pesos.

10.   Traders have sold pesos to buy dollars they can exchange for stronger marks or yen.