101.   The Vietnamese bank had bought the bills at a government auction last Thursday.

102.   They said U.S. investment banks also aggressively bought the dollar on debt concerns and continuing worries over who might eventually become the successor of President Suharto.

103.   They said U.S. investment banks also aggressively bought the dollar on debt concerns and continuing worries over who might eventually become the successor to Suharto.

104.   Traders expect the peso to continue to depreciate in coming days, noting that banks were buying dollars.

105.   Indications that foreign banks were buying US Treasury notes spurred traders into buying, Stephen Gallagher of Societe Generale in New York said.

106.   The shares had been bought as an investment and the bank might buy more stock, or sell, depending on price considerations.

107.   Japanese banks have traditionally bought shares in major corporate clients as a way to strengthen ties and help the companies fend off takeover bids.

108.   Swiss banks bought gold from the German Reichsbank which was traded for foreign currency that went to fund its war machine.

109.   The banks buy dollars but do not sell them.

110.   The bank had heavily bought dollars last year to stall the peso, which had been gaining against the greenback.