1.   Fears of a yuan devaluation are partly rooted in the role that currency movements played in the Asian financial crisis.

2.   From time to time amid all that, rumors of an impending yuan devaluation were bandied about.

3.   A yuan devaluation could deal regional currency and stock markets a heavy blow.

4.   A yuan devaluation could lead to another damaging round of currency devaluation in the region.

5.   Concern over a yuan devaluation if the yen continued to fall was another reason for the rate rise, he added.

6.   Dealers said anxiety over a yuan devaluation, coupled with continuing concerns over the Japanese yen, were expected to continue pressuring the peso and other regional currencies.

7.   Dealers said the fading fears of a yuan devaluation triggered a stronger yen, which pulled regional currencies higher.

8.   Economists have said a yuan devaluation could trigger devaluations throughout the region.

9.   In currency trading, the peso strengthened against the dollar as yuan devaluation fears faded and demand for the U.S. currency remained slack, dealers said.

10.   Mr Pennington said concerns like weaker export markets, the threat of a yuan devaluation and high stockpiles of oil products in Asia were overdone.