1.   Profits at auto makers and other exporters could be tarnished by a weaker dollar against the yen.

2.   Among companies that could benefit from the weaker Singapore dollar are electronics companies.

3.   And a weaker dollar has eased fears about a devaluation of the Chinese yuan.

4.   And a weaker dollar eventually means higher prices for imported goods, not only cars but all imports.

5.   And a weaker dollar is bad news for electronics exporters, shrinking their overseas profits when brought home to Japan.

6.   As an exporter he would be expected to favor a weaker dollar, but he has made no statements on this question either.

7.   Automakers are seen as beneficiaries of a weaker dollar, because their cars will cost less compared with Japanese rivals.

8.   Automakers are also seen as beneficiaries of a weaker dollar.

9.   Automakers gained on the prospect that a weaker dollar will boost the cost of rival Japanese cars.

10.   Bank issues weighed the broader market as investors and traders debated whether a weaker Canadian dollar will prompt the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates.