51.   The company was well protected by an increase in its forward gold sales.

52.   The gold sale idea was pioneered by the U.K. and supported by the U.S., France and now Japan.

53.   The gold sale was aimed at paying off state debts to gold mining companies, the Interfax news agency reported.

54.   The gold sale was aimed at paying off state debts to gold mining companies, according to the Russian news agency Interfax, which reported the sale.

55.   The move followed gold sales last year by the central banks of the Netherlands and Belgium.

56.   The move was the latest in a series of central bank gold sales.

57.   The money received from the gold sales is to be invested in government securities that will provide income, and that income will pay off the loans.

58.   The practice has become so widespread that it makes proposed gold sales by central banks look like peanuts.

59.   The proposal, opposed by the central bank, rekindled concern that there could be gold sales by European central banks in coming months or years.

60.   The report heightened concerns among gold traders and investors that central banks around the world could unleash a further wave of gold sales.