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 The dollar finished lower yesterday, 
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after tracking another rollercoaster session on Wall Street.
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 Concern about the volatile U.S. stock market had faded in recent sessions, 
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and traders appeared content to let the dollar languish in a narrow range until tomorrow,
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 when the preliminary report on third-quarter U.S. gross national product is released.
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 But seesaw gyrations in the Dow Jones Industrial Average yesterday put Wall Street back in the spotlight 
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and inspired market participants to bid the U.S. unit lower.
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 UAL's decision
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 to remain an independent company 
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sent share prices tumbling.
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 By midmorning, the DJIA had plunged 80 points 
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and foreign-exchange dealers quickly drove the dollar down.
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 When the DJIA modestly rebounded, 
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the dollar bounced back in choppy dealings 
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but ended the day below the levels of late Monday.
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 Stock prices, meanwhile, posted significant gains in later trading 
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and closed down by only 3.69 points on the day.
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 Some dealers said 
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that the market's strong reaction to Wall Street reflects a general uneasiness about the dollar.
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 They added 
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that the DJIA's swift drop proved an easy excuse for the market 
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to drive the U.S. currency in the direction 
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it was already headed.
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 In late New York trading yesterday, the dollar was quoted at 1.8355 marks, down from 1.8470 marks Monday, and at 141.45 yen, down from 141.90 yen late Monday.
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 Sterling was quoted at $1.6055, up from $1.6030 late Monday.
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 In Tokyo Wednesday, the U.S. currency opened for trading at 141.57 yen, down from Tuesday's Tokyo close of 142.10 yen.
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 Tom Trettien, a vice president with Banque Paribas in New York, sees a break in the dollar's long-term upward trend, a trend 
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that began in January 1988. 
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 He argues 
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that the dollar is now moving sideways, 
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adding 
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that the next leg could be the beginning of a longer term bearish phase.
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 Analysts peg the dollar's recent weakness to an underlying slowdown in the U.S. economy,
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 highlighted by recent economic data, particularly a surprisingly sharp widening in the August U.S. trade gap.
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 They also point out 
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that narrowing interest-rate differentials between the U.S. and its major trading partners tend to make the U.S. currency less attractive to foreign investors.
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 Despite several spurts of dollar trading, 
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it was noted that mark-yen cross trade grabbed much of the market's attention.
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 Following the dive in U.S. stocks, 
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the mark has strengthened more than its major counterparts.
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 Traders attribute the mark's surge to a robust West German economy and higher rate differentials.
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 But, they add 
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that the mark's strength is in part a reflection of a shift away from U.S. assets by Japanese investors into West German investments.
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 The question remains: 
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how much can the West German market absorb? 
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says one senior dealer.
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 Some dealers say 
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that Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita's reassurance 
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that Japanese monetary policy won't be changed for the time being 
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has given investors an added excuse 
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to push the yen down even further against the mark. 
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 Despite the yen's weakness with respect to the mark, 
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Tokyo traders say 
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they don't expect the Bank of Japan to take any action
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 to support the Japanese currency on that front.
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 Meanwhile, sterling slumped on news 
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that the United Kingdom posted a wider-than-expected trade deficit in September.
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 The news also knocked the British unit to below 2.95 marks in London, 
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but a bout of short-covering helped sterling recoup some of its earlier losses.
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 On the Commodity Exchange in New York, gold for current delivery jumped $3.20 to $370.20 an ounce.
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 The close was the highest since Aug. 15.
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 Estimated volume was a light two million ounces.
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 In early trading in Hong Kong Wednesday, gold was quoted at $368.25 an ounce.
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