11. Badly beaten in recent elections, the PRD is hoping to derive new strength to negotiate broad political reforms with the ruling party and boost its image. 12. It failed to derive much strength from bonds, which moved solidly higher in early trading only to lose ground later in the day. 13. Once the news of the agreement had permeated the market, some traders began expressing skepticism about how long the dollar would derive strength from it. 14. Stocks moved in tandem with bonds and derived strength from stability in the dollar. 15. The dollar also derived its strength from relative weakness in other Asian financial markets. 16. The dollar derived some strength earlier in the day against the German mark as the mark reversed its gains in Europe. 17. Traders said the dollar derived additional strength from a pause in demand for marks against European currencies. 18. Wall Street derived strength from the bond market where prices bobbed up, which reduced yields. 19. Wall Street also derived strength from the bond market where prices bobbed up, which reduced yields. 20. Bhutto, who met with her party workers here Tuesday, said her government derives strength from the support of the masses. |