101.   Transport services were halted and banks were closed by the action.

102.   Trading remained quiet in Tokyo after many U.S. banks were closed Tuesday for the Veterans Day holiday, traders said.

103.   Trading was subdued following light action Monday in New York, where banks were closed for a holiday.

104.   U.S. currency trading was light because of the Columbus Day holiday, which closed banks.

105.   Greece closed all banks Monday in order to replace its drachmas with the European common currency.

106.   Banks were closed last week in an effort to stave off financial collapse.

107.   But most banks were closed on Monday for the Columbus Day holiday and there was little currency trading.

108.   Traffic was minimal in the capital on Friday, which Ravalamonana has declared a public holiday, andll shops and banks were closed.

109.   Traffic was minimal in the capital on Friday, which Ravalamonana has declared a public holiday, andl shops and banks were closed.

110.   Volume of trades was expected to be low Monday since most banks would be closed for a national holiday for black leader Martin Luther King.