31.   Dealers were waiting for publication later in the day of US employment figures for January.

32.   Dealers were waiting for several other key US indicators and particularly figures on wholesale prices and industrial output on Wednesday and inflation on Thursday.

33.   Dealers were waiting for the outcome of the operation, the Interfax news agency reported.

34.   Dealers were waiting for the publication of a string of economic data in the United States later in the week.

35.   Dealers were waiting for the publication of the US June retail sales figures and US industrial production figures on Friday.

36.   Dealers were waiting for the publication on Friday of US job-creation figures and unemployment figures for the month of October.

37.   Dealers were waiting for US August industrial production and industrial capacity data on Friday.

38.   Dealers were waiting to see how negotiations between President Bill Clinton and Republican leaders in the US Congress develop.

39.   Dealers are waiting for the US February durable good orders data later in the day.

40.   Dealers were also waiting for the publication on Friday of figures for growth of the US economy during the second quarter.