1.   AUSTRALIAN stocks were mixed as resource stocks gained while the Australian dollar hovered near a four-year low.

2.   Gains were limited, though, as the dollar hovered close to its all-time low, reducing demand for assets denominated in Canadian dollars.

3.   German shares rose, led by Hoechst AG, as the dollar hovered near a three-year high.

4.   In Tokyo trading, the dollar hovered near a six-week high against the yen.

5.   Investors are expected to be cautious, though, as the Canadian dollar hovers near its all-time low, prompting speculation the central bank may again raise rates.

6.   Kato predicted the dollar would hover at current levels until year-end.

7.   Still, as the Canadian dollar hovered near an all-time low, investors speculated the central bank may raise rates again.

8.   Still, as the Canadian dollar hovers near an all-time low, investors are speculating the central bank may again raise rates.

9.   Still, as the Canadian dollar hovered near an all-time low, investor speculated the central bank may again raise rates.

10.   The dollar hovered above the lows it set in Europe as political concerns in France hoisted the mark to a four-month high against the franc.