31.   In currency dealings, traders said the dollar moved slightly higher against the yen in light trading as some investors sold the greenback to adjust their dollar positions.

32.   In currency trading, the dollar moved lower on selling from foreign investors trying to reduce long, or overbought, dollar positions.

33.   In foreign exchange, the dollar fell against the yen as institutional investors tried to reduce their overbought dollar positions.

34.   In foreign exchange, the greenback slipped against the yen on dollar-selling by some institutional investors attempting to adjust overbought dollar positions.

35.   In currency dealings, selling by overseas players triggered a wave of profit-taking by banks unloading overbought dollar positions in a thin market, traders said.

36.   In currency dealings, the dollar edged higher against the yen as some Japanese institutional investors covered, short, or oversold dollar positions.

37.   In currency dealings, the dollar slid despite encouraging U.S. economic data because traders continued to unwind their overbought dollar positions, analysts said.

38.   In currency trading, the dollar drifted lower on selling from foreign investors trying to reduce long, or overbought, dollar positions.

39.   In currency dealings, the dollar slipped against the yen on mild selling by investors who adjusted their dollar positions.

40.   In currency trading, the U.S. dollar edged down against the Japanese yen Thursday at late afternoon in Tokyo as some traders squared dollar positions ahead of the year-end.