51.   Market participants largely took to the sidelines ahead of the release later Friday of the latest U.S. employment data.

52.   Only a few participants took part in the event, designed to promote bamboo.

53.   On the stock market, share prices started slightly higher in thin trading as many participants have taken off for the New Year holidays.

54.   Other participants, like French President Jacques Chirac, called on all participants to take steps to improve their commitment to helping the poorest.

55.   On the stock market, share prices were mixed in thin trading as many participants have taken off for the New Year holidays.

56.   Sobejano says participants took the game so dead seriously that one handcuffed a waiter to a restaurant chair until he coughed up information about the murder victim.

57.   The dollar stayed in a narrow range in afternoon trading as market participants were taking a rest after somewhat volatile trading in the morning.

58.   The participants will take buses to a point about halfway up the mountain, from which the summit can be reached on foot in several hours.

59.   The rising premiums are an indication that participants are taking a bearish outlook on the Hong Kong dollar.

60.   The stock market was open for a full session, but many market participants were taking a three-day weekend.