1.  And the dollar was mixed against most leading currencies.

2.  A modest recovery by the dollar against most other leading currencies also helped.

3.  But it managed to hold its ground against the German mark and other leading currencies.

4.  Chemical is one of the leading currency traders with other banks, while Chase has strong relationships with corporations that need to exchange money.

5.  Citicorp is the largest currency dealer in the world and benefited from the increased volume prompted by the slide of the dollar against most leading currencies.

6.  DOLLAR GAINS STRENGTH The dollar rose against most leading currencies, helped by big purchases by Japanese buyers and by gains in the U.S. bond market.

7.  DOLLAR ADVANCES AGAINST YEN The dollar rebounded against the yen but fell against other leading currencies in a quiet session.

8.  DOLLAR ENDS WEEK STRONGER The dollar edged higher against leading currencies.

9.  If the dollar is dethroned, America will lose some of the benefits of being the issuer of the leading currency.

10.  In currency markets, the dollar recovered some ground against most leading currencies after tumbling Monday despite interventions by central banks.