31.   Recent strength in U.S. markets has been supporting the dollar, while reports of a growing U.S. trade deficit have capped its gains.

32.   Share prices were mixed earlier, with pressure on the futures market capping gains in the cash market, brokers said.

33.   Still, trading at the end of the year tends to be cautious, which might have helped cap dollar gains.

34.   The dollar managed to edge higher against both the euro and the yen Thursday, although gains were capped by weakness in U.S. equity markets.

35.   The U.S. dollar was higher against the yen early Monday though an easing of international tensions capped its gains.

36.   However the gains were capped by profit-taking in Japanese exporters, such as auto and hi-tech stocks, they added.

37.   Indonesian shares closed slightly higher Tuesday but off their peak as profit-taking in selected blue chips led by Telkom and tobacco stocks capped gains, dealers said.

38.   But gains were capped with exporters such as automakers and hi-tech stocks slipped after a sharp rise in the yen, they said.

39.   But active selling from exporters and profit-taking capped further gains by the US currency here, they said.

40.   But the dollars gains were capped due to uncertainty ahead of a government pension portfolio allocation, dealers said.