81.   Selling French francs or Italian lire for marks often drives the dollar down against the mark, as speculators explore all opportunities to buy marks.

82.   Selling of Japanese yen for marks, French francs and Swiss francs also pushed on the dollar down against European currencies, traders said.

83.   Shares in companies with substantial business in the U.S. rose as the dollar steadied against the German mark and French franc.

84.   Shilling, the money management firm, bought dollars for marks, Swiss francs and French francs during the past two days, said portfolio manager Trammell.

85.   Should they plunge ahead with the euro, even if it would be significantly weaker than the vaunted German mark or even the French franc?

86.   Since then, zero coupon bonds have been sold in deutsche marks, dollars, Luxembourg francs, Danish kroner and French francs.

87.   Stocks whose French franc earnings are sensitive to the dollar fell.

88.   That bolstered the French franc.

89.   That should stabilize the French franc.

90.   That would cause investors to sell the French franc in favor of the stronger mark.