61.   But traders also were waiting from a U.S. Agriculture Department progress report late Monday on the winter wheat crop.

62.   Currency traders are now waiting to see whether European Central Bank policy-makers will decide to follow the Fed by cutting European interest rates on Thursday.

63.   Elsewhere, yen traders were waiting to see if a Bank of Japan meeting resulted in any action to spur the economy.

64.   In currency dealings, the dollar slipped against the yen in light trading as many traders waited for the result of the BOJ meeting.

65.   In currency dealings, the dollar slipped against the yen in light trading as many traders wait for the result of the BOJ meeting.

66.   Meanwhile, the dollar remained within a narrow range as traders wait for the outcome of an ongoing U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting on Wednesday and Thursday.

67.   Prices were slightly higher at midday Friday on the London Stock Exchange, where traders were waiting to get direction from Wall Street.

68.   Several currency markets in the region had dropped early Monday as traders waited to see what action the summit would take.

69.   Share prices rose marginally on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday as traders waited for more directional cues from the United States.

70.   Share prices rose marginally on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as traders waited for more directional cues from the United States.