41.   Trading was quiet as many participants took the holiday week off.

42.   Trading in the currency market was also thin because of the holiday week.

43.   Israel has banned Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank from entering the country over the Passover holiday week, which ends Sunday.

44.   Australian wool prices were unchanged in the absence of any auctions because of a three-week Christmas holiday.

45.   Every year millions of Mexicans take to the highways during the Easter week holidays to travel to the beach or other tourist resorts, or to visit relatives.

46.   The session was expected to be a quiet one since many traders have taken the holiday week off.

47.   This is a major holiday week in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

48.   Share prices on Wall Street rose during a shortened holiday week but traders were cautious, fearing the pressure higher interest rates would place on the bond market.