1.   As part of the lifting of restrictions, the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar, was allowed to float freely versus the dollar.

2.   But last year, the government lifted exchange controls, setting in motion devaluation of the Venezuelan currency.

3.   Concern that the Venezuelan currency may come under pressure and that corporate earnings may be less than expected brought share prices down.

4.   Domestic investors are liquidating their share positions to buy dollars amid speculation that the central bank will allow the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar, to fall further.

5.   Nobrega also said sales were boosted by a stable Venezuelan currency.

6.   That was expected to push interest rates lower as it puts renewed pressure on the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar.

7.   The exchange also trades futures based on the value of the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar.

8.   The study is coinciding with greater volatility in the Venezuelan currency, the bolivar.

9.   The Venezuelan currency, the bolivar, has floated freely since then.

10.   Under current policy, PDVSA must sell all its foreign currency to the Venezuelan Central Bank for bolivars, the Venezuelan currency.