51.   The dollar firmed against other major currencies Tuesday, rising on prospects for lower interest rates in several European countries.

52.   The dollar firmed against the German mark and pound sterling here early Friday and remained stable against other major currencies in a market dominated by cross-trading.

53.   The dollar firmed in quiet trading before a meeting of the open market committee of the US Federal reserve on Tuesday.

54.   The dollar firmed slightly against other major currencies except the Japanese yen here early Friday in an extremely quiet market ahead of the Christmas holiday weekend.

55.   The dollar firmed slightly against the yen and mark on technical fcators but dealers said that they did not expect the rally to last long, early on Tuesday.

56.   The dollar firmed slightly against the yen and the mark in Tokyo Tuesday as Russian President Boris Yeltsin entered heart surgery, dealers said.

57.   The dollar firmed slightly in early trading here on Wednesday in response to continuous intervention by the Bank of Japan, dealers said.

58.   The dollar firmed slightly on Wednesday on expectation that central banks might intervene and the French franc was unsteady.

59.   The dollar firmed against major currencies early Tuesday after the Bank of Japan and some European central banks stepped in to snap up greenbacks.

60.   The dollar firmed against other key currencies on the European markets early Friday, as traders awaited the US July unemployment figures.