21.   Falling U.S. stocks underpinned the decline.

22.   Falling stocks have zero as an end point, but there is no such boundary for rising stocks.

23.   Falling stocks make bonds look more attractive because bonds offer stable returns.

24.   Falling U.S. stocks hurt the dollar because when investors sell U.S. securities, they often convert the dollars received into other currencies.

25.   Falling stock and bond prices meant no customers for new issues, and Yamaichi was forced to buy the securities it underwrote.

26.   Falling stocks and bonds hurt the dollar because foreign investors selling U.S. securities often convert the dollar proceeds into other currencies.

27.   Falling stocks help bonds by decreasing the likelihood that investors will abandon fixed-income securities in favor of equities.

28.   Falling Tokyo stocks also boosted bonds, traders said, by deepening concern over the economic outlook.

29.   Falling U.S. stocks hurt the dollar because when investors sell U.S. securities, they often convert the dollar proceeds into other currencies.

30.   Falling stocks and bonds hurt the dollar because foreign investors selling U.S. securities often convert the proceeds to other currencies.