61.  BASF said revenue was helped by higher volumes as well as a strengthening of the dollar and some major European currencies against the deutsche mark.

62.  Because most of the other major European currencies are formally or informally linked in value to the German mark, the dollar also posted gains against them.

63.  BELGIAN stocks closed mixed in half of the average daily trading volume as investors sought indications about the outlook for the strength of the U.S. dollar against European currencies.

64.  Belgian bonds rose, amid signs of low inflation in Europe and optimism that Belgium will qualify for the planned European single currency.

65.  Boissonnat said the European currency crisis in March had forced the Bank of France to push rates higher to protect the franc.

66.  Both support plans to abandon the German mark for the euro, the new European currency.

67.  Both the yen and the dollar rose against European currencies.

68.  Both the yen and the dollar rose versus European currencies.

69.  Bond and currency investors favor a European single currency system governed by strict rules on deficits, which would curb government borrowing and preserve the value of existing bonds.

70.  Bonds got a boost today as the dollar gained against the deutsche mark and other European currencies, making U.S. securities more attractive to foreign investors, traders said.