51.   The IRISH PUNT declined against the deutsche mark after Irish Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy offset speculation the Irish currency will be revalued.

52.   The yen declined against the dollar while the Indonesian rupiah, Malaysian ringgit, Thai baht and Philippine peso fell to new lows.

53.   The U.S. currency declined against the deutsche mark, meantime, after reports of accelerating inflation in western Germany dampened speculation the Bundesbank will cut rates soon.

54.   Top Japanese exporters such as Nikon Inc. and Sony fell after the dollar declined against the yen overnight.

55.   U.S. bonds fell for the first time in four days on interest rate concern, and the dollar declined against the yen for the fourth straight day.

56.   U.S. bonds fell for the first time in more than a week and the dollar declined against the yen.

57.   US bonds posted the biggest loss in almost seven weeks as the dollar declined against the yen.

58.   While the dollar has declined against the yen and the mark, it has strengthened recently against the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso.

59.   While the ruble declined against the dollar last year, the high Russian inflation rate resulted in a rise against the dollar in real terms, Rozhkova said.

60.   In currency dealings, the dollar declined against the yen following a drop in New York on Thursday.