101.  French stocks fell for the fifth day amid concerns an Asian currency crisis will hurt economic growth and company profits.

102.  French stocks plunged as investors reassessed share prices following the Asian currency crisis.

103.  Further turmoil in Asian currency and financial markets overnight also pushed the dollar lower, traders said.

104.  Further declines in Japanese stocks and Asian currencies may be in store, some analysts said.

105.  Gateway benefited from falling prices of memory computer chips, disk drives, and microprocessor partly as a result of declines in Asian currencies.

106.  French companies will likely see exports drop as U.S. dollar and Asian currencies weaken against the franc, hurting their profits.

107.  Gateway benefited from lower prices for memory computer chips, disk drives and microprocessors, partly as a result of declines in Asian currencies.

108.  Grains and soybeans fell after a week of poor exports renewed concern that plunging Asian currencies and bumper South American harvests will lead to reduced demand for U.S. crops.

109.  Grannis questioned the wisdom of the IMF package excluding attention to monetary policy, for it was the plunge in Asian currencies that touched off the crisis last year.

110.  Greenspan noted, though, that the Asian currency crisis may be helping to keep U.S. interest rates low.