1.  Bonds and the French currency weakened on the resulting uncertainty, as did shares of French companies involved in government asset sales.

2.  Bonds and the French currency weakened on the uncertainty brought on by the pending election.

3.  A higher dollar means exporters get more francs when they convert their dollar sales into the French currency.

4.  But he returned in triumph and is enshrined as a national hero and prophet of democracy, whose likeness adorns French currency.

5.  French interest rates have been kept higher than justified by growth and unemployment in order to bolster the French currency.

6.  Investors have been dumping French currencies, stocks and bonds in recent days in fears that the government might give in.

7.  NatSteel Broadway says most of its sales are relatively more stable currencies such as the U.S., Hong Kong and French currencies.

8.  The French currency plunged briefly after the report and then recovered somewhat.

9.  The French currency bounced back after prosecutors decided to close the case.

10.  The reduction also made it cheaper to place speculative wagers against the French currency after the reports about Arthuis roiled investors.