91.   Dealers said the local currency was trading in a tight range as the US unit recorded mild gains on international markets.

92.   Dealers said the rand was locked in a tight range in relation to the dollar and little activity was expected in the absence of other market influences.

93.   Dealers said the local currency was hugging a tight trading range against the dollar and was following the muted activity on international markets.

94.   Dealers said there had been little interest in the rand market and the currency kept within a tight range.

95.   Exporters also held on to the sidelines, leaving the dollar-yen movements in a tight range, dealers said.

96.   The US dollar was trapped in a tight range in Singapore trading Thursday, closing a shade higher against the mark and the yen, dealers said.

97.   The US unit was trading in a tight range against the yen with investors reluctant to take fresh positions, dealers said.

98.   Three- and six-month swap contracts traded within a tight range.

99.   Market sources said the dollar was bound to a tight range, with few investors willing to take positions ahead of the US holiday Tuesday.

100.   Silver prices were locked in a tight range with the market focus firmly fixed on gold, analysts said.