81.   Traders were also waiting to hear what Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan says on Thursday, when he testifies before Congress.

82.   Trading was quiet as traders waited for direction from Wall Street.

83.   Traders had been waiting all week for a report on U.S. employment to provide clues on the course of American interest rates.

84.   Traders were waiting for consumer confidence data to be released in the United States to give the market fresh pointers.

85.   Traders were waiting to see whether the lower house of parliament would approve Victor Chernomyrdin for the post of prime minister.

86.   Traders were waiting to see whether the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, would approve Victor Chernomyrdin as prime minister.

87.   Traders are now waiting to see how the government might disburse public funds to weak but viable banks.

88.   Traders were waiting for a sign from Wall Street later in the day as the Russian financial crisis took a subordinate role in setting the tone.

89.   Traders were waiting to see whether the German central bank would act on interest rates later in the day.

90.   At Chemical Bank economist Christian Dunis said that nothing had happened and that traders were waiting for publication next week of figures for the German money supply in April.