91.   The weaker-than-expected NAPM report pushed the dollar down against most foreign currencies amid worries about the health of the U.S. economy.

92.   Traders said remarks from a Japanese official helped push the dollar up.

93.   Traders said that technical pressure was pushing the dollar down in early Tokyo trading.

94.   Traders said the release of trade figures prompted some traders to cover their short, or oversold, dollar positions, pushing the dollar above the New York level.

95.   Traders said foreign and domestic institutional investors led the dollar-buying, pushing the dollar to the same highs seen last Friday.

96.   With no fresh economic data or market-affecting news, they found few reasons to push the dollar in either direction.

97.   Hedge funds had sold dollars and the foreign exchange market did not believe that an increase in rates would push the dollar up.

98.   It pushed the dollar up about one and a half yen.

99.   Also prompting near-term caution about pushing the dollar too far against the mark is the release later Wednesday of German unemployment data, dealers said.

100.   An unenthusiastic showing at the auction could push the dollar down, the trader said.