31.   Asian stock markets closed mixed Tuesday, with share prices rising in Tokyo for the second straight day as the U.S. dollar rebounded against the Japanese yen.

32.   But by Wednesday more investors doubted that the Bank of Japan would ease rates further, dealers said, leading the yen to rebound against the dollar.

33.   He predicted that yen, in particular, would rebound against the yuan, buoyed by the fundamental strength of the Japanese economy, the Nihon Keizai report said.

34.   However, the Swiss franc rebounded against both the mark and the dollar in late Europe.

35.   In currency dealings, the dollar and euro rebounded against the yen as Japanese stocks declined on the gloomy economic outlook.

36.   Interest rate increases in three countries helped it rebound against the mark and yen.

37.   Kuroda said he hoped the euro would rebound against the yen and the dollar, saying that currencies must reflect fundamentals.

38.   Market watchers believe such a moratorium would take pressure off the Indonesian rupiah, which rebounded against the U.S. currency Tuesday, boosting other Asian currencies.

39.   Meanwhile, the dollar rebounded against the Japanese yen, prompted by heavy buying of the U.S. currency overnight in Tokyo by the Bank of Japan.

40.   Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar rebounded against the Japanese yen.