71.   Until Friday, the central bank had held the peso within an extremely tight range for more than a year despite a widespread belief that the currency was overvalued.

72.   Until the data are released, many analysts expected trading to stay within a tight range.

73.   Wheat futures were held within a tight range amid little fundamental news to influence the market.

74.   With little news to move the market and a cautious mood that analysts called typical for the end of the year, the dollar stayed within tight ranges.

75.   Gold prices held within a tight range for most of the week, but jerked higher towards the weekend as the dollar softened against the euro.

76.   He expected the market to move in a tight range until Thursday when March index futures and options as well as individual stock options expire.

77.   In early afternoon here, the euro got a small boost by the release of weak US economic data, but remained confined to its tight range.

78.   In Singapore, the euro was trading in a tight range due to a lack of fresh leads, dealers said.

79.   In Tokyo, the Nikkei stock average was caught in a tight trading range amid caution on the bourse, brokers said.

80.   A Bangkok Bank foreign exchange dealer said trading Thursday was quiet as the currency was stuck in a tight range.