31.   Aside from the currency markets, special factors may also have played a role on Thursday.

32.   At the meeting, the government announced it will be taking steps to reduce imports, encourage exports and restore stability to the currency market.

33.   At the open-air Kabul currency market, traders hawk huge stacks of crisp, new Afghani notes still sealed in clear plastic packages.

34.   BankBoston Corp. plans to expand its business in Asia as struggling stock and currency markets create opportunities to attract customers and hire staff, a top executive said.

35.   Bankers Alliance told investors that profits would be made in debentures and the currency markets, among other places, according to the lawsuit.

36.   Bond prices fell a little, but the dollar rallied on international currency markets and the price of gold, a fever chart for concern about inflation, fell.

37.   Both issues were sold almost entirely to Japanese investors who typically use Australian dollar bonds to gain exposure to foreign currency markets.

38.   A Japanese bureaucrat, Eisuke Sakakibara, with strong influence over the currency markets was appointed vice finance minister for international affairs.

39.   A number of companies questioned said they had also taken actions in the currency markets to hedge against the risk of wide fluctuations.

40.   A late recovery in the dollar on the currency market also bolstered bond prices.