1.   Moreover, on previous occasions when Japanese trusts had traded at a premium, Japanese equities fell in the next year.

2.   A Japanese trust bank dealer said the dollar selling emerged immediately after the comment, made at a luncheon in Tokyo.

3.   But buying of bank issues reversed the course as players welcomed reported merger talks between a major Japanese trust bank and a major commercial bank.

4.   But the greenback settled almost flat in Asian trading Monday as steady buying by Japanese investors and U.S. funds was offset by selling by Japanese trust banks and exporters.

5.   Demand from Japanese trust banks and importers also supported the currency.

6.   Following the acquisition of the stake in Nikko Trust, Citigroup is expected to transfer the custody business of its Japanese trust banking arm to Nikko Trust.

7.   In currency trading, the dollar was slightly higher on bids by Japanese trust banks and investment trust management firms, traders said.

8.   In currency dealings, the dollar rose on buying by Japanese trust banks and institutional investors as fears of U.S. financial instability receded, traders said.

9.   In currency dealings, the dollar was slightly higher on bids by Japanese trust banks and investment trust management firms, traders said.

10.   In currency trading, the dollar climbed to its highest level against the yen in over a month as Japanese trust banks led the buying spree, traders said.