21.   In response, shares across the sector rose as dealers expected further takeovers of water companies.

22.   After floods in northern Europe, certain dealers are expecting refineries in the region to stop production, hence causing a fall in supply.

23.   But dealers did not expect the central council of the Bundesbank, which is to meet on Thursday, to reduce key German rates.

24.   But dealers expected trade here to be slow because the US markets were not due to open.

25.   But dealers did not expect rates in Europe and Japan to be increased for the foreseeable future.

26.   But authorities said this year they were working on a stock exchange, which dealers expect to give a strong boost to stock activity.

27.   But dealers did not expect a meeting of the monetary policy council at the Bank of France later in the day to reduce rates.

28.   But dealers did not expect the central council of the Bundesbank to change its key rates on Thursday.

29.   Dealers are expecting US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to attempt to strengthen the dollar in a speech to the US Congress Wednesday.

30.   Dealers did not expect a regular meeting of the central council of the Bundesbank, being held on Thursday, to change key rates.