1.   Automakers gained on the prospect that a weaker dollar will boost the cost of rival Japanese cars.

2.   BELGIAN stocks rose as Japanese shares rebounded and a stronger dollar boosted dollar earners like UCB SA, a pharmaceuticals company.

3.   BELGIAN stocks rose, with a stronger dollar boosting shares such as UCB SA and Bekaert NV, two companies with large sales in the U.S. currency.

4.   Bonds rose in earlier trading as a weaker dollar boosted the allure of yen-denominated debt.

5.   A lower dollar boosts the price of many imports, which adds to inflationary pressures.

6.   A higher dollar boosts profits at Japanese exporters by increasing the yen value of overseas earnings and reducing pressure to raise prices abroad.

7.   A higher dollar boosts earnings at big Japanese exporters by increasing the yen value of dollar-denominated profits and easing pressure to raise prices abroad.

8.   A higher dollar boosts earnings at Japanese companies by increasing the value of profits made abroad and raising the cost of competing imported goods sold in Japan.

9.   A higher dollar boosts earnings from those activities when converted into francs.

10.   A rising dollar boosts proceeds from U.S. sales of French multinationals.