1.   The French franc firmed against the German mark on Monday on the Paris forex market, while the dollar was generally stable, traders said in late afternoon.

2.   The French franc firmed early on Wednesday on continuing support from the victory of neo-Gaullist Jacques Chirac in French presidential elections at the weekend, dealers said.

3.   The French franc firmed noticeably against the mark here early on Friday and the dollar was steady at its overnight Tokyo levels.

4.   The French franc firmed slightly against the mark in very quiet trading.

5.   The franc firmed on Friday because the government was standing resolutely behind its plans to reform welfare spending, dealers said.

6.   The franc has since firmed.

7.   The French franc firmed slightly but remained in a weak range in early trading on Monday ahead of a general policy statement by Prime Minister Alain Juppe.

8.   The French franc firmed against the mark in early trading on Friday and the dollar rose.

9.   The French franc also firmed but dealers in Paris were waiting for a meeting on Friday of finance ministers from the European Union.

10.   The French franc firmed against the mark.