31.   The dollar pared its earlier loss against the yen after North and South Korean troops exchanged gunfire in the demilitarized zone separating the two countries, traders said.

32.   The dollar pared its losses in the afternoon.

33.   The dollar pared losses later as the Dow rebounded to be little changed by late morning.

34.   The dollar pared some losses on an unexpected narrowing of the U.S. trade deficit in November.

35.   The dollar pared some of its loss against the yen after Japanese Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka called for stability in currency markets, traders said.

36.   The dollar then pared the loss against the mark after the U.S. accused Iraq of violating a U.N. no-fly zone in Iraq.

37.   The dollar later pared losses as traders bet that economic weakness in Japan may prevent Japanese authorities from letting the yen strengthen too far.

38.   The dollar later pared losses in New York trading as U.S. stocks gained.

39.   The dollar pared gains against the yen with investors reluctant to place bets on the dollar as turmoil in Hong Kong and Southeast Asian markets subsided.

40.   The dollar pared some losses amid such sentiment.