91.   The Paris Bourse marked time in quiet trading, waiting for some clear economic signals to get onto a firm trend.

92.   The three giants, meanwhile, are not marking time and have begun to penetrate national markets overseas.

93.   They noted that recent remarks by the president of the bank Hans Tietmeyer implied that the bank would mark time in its process of easing rates.

94.   London stocks marked time in general, but the market dipped into the red late in the session, affected by a lower Wall Street opening.

95.   Major currencies marked time on Tuesday on the London foreign exchange market, traders said, in the absence of statistics likely to give the market a lead.

96.   Leading European stock markets declined on Friday except for Milan, which marked time.

97.   Leading European stock markets either marked time on Tuesday or took the day off for the All Saints holiday.

98.   London stocks marked time as a whole as operators hesitated to take positions before knowing the results of elections for the European Parliament.

99.   London stocks marked time for the first half of the Tuesday session, awaiting release on Wednesday of British employment and inflation figures, traders said.

100.   Major European stock markets wewre mixed on Thursday, as stock prices marked time in London, while prices rose in Frankfurt and Paris but dipped in Milan.