71.   Hayami said publically Thursday the central bank might increase outright purchases of government bonds if needed, in a move that would boost the yen supply.

72.   Burke said the overnight announcement of an increase in the Japanese trade surplus in June could boost the yen against the dollar next week.

73.   Repatriation of funds by Japanese institutions before the end of the Japanese financial year also boosted the yen and hit the dollar, they said.