81.   The currency market here responded well to the news that Takemura was to hold the news conference.

82.   The German bond market responded strongly because the figure, being lower than expected, was seen as reviving chances that the Bundesbank might cut its rates.

83.   The London market did not respond well to the results.

84.   The market also responded to strike threats by oil workers in Venezuela, a major oil producer, which exports most of its crude to the United States.

85.   The markets responded favorably, with stocks and bonds posting gains as dealers interpreted the remarks as lowering the probability of an imminent hike in rates.

86.   The local stock, currency and bond markets Tuesday responded calmly to the replacement of CBC head.

87.   The market also responded to comments by UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali about the oil-for-food talks between the UN and Iraq.