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• While market sentiment remains cautiously bearish on the dollar based on sluggish U.S. economic indicators , dealers note that [_ARG0 Japanese demand] has helped *-1 [_rel underpin] [_ARG1 the dollar] [_ARGM-MNR against the yen] and has kept the U.S. currency from *-2 plunging below key levels against the mark .
• Mr. Owen of Kleinwort Benson suggested that [_ARG0 the new chancellor , John Major ,] will take a tough line in his autumn statement later this month , *-1 helping *-2 to [_rel underpin] [_ARG1 the pound] .
• London share prices closed modestly higher largely on technical factors , although [_ARG1 the market] was [_rel underpinned] *-1 [_ARGM-TMP near the end of the session] by [_ARG0-by Wall Street 's firmer trend] .
• Traders said 0 [_ARG1 municipals] were [_rel underpinned] *-1 by [_ARG0-by influences including the climb in Treasury issue prices] .
• Moreover , while [_ARG0 Asian and Middle Eastern investors] hoard gold and help *-2 [_rel underpin] [_ARG1 its price] , silver does n't have the same mystique , dealers say 0 *T*-1 .
• [_ARG0 The share buy-back plan] is likely *-1 to [_rel underpin] [_ARG1 B.A.T 's share price] .
• Dealers said 0 [_ARG1 the market] was [_rel underpinned] *-1 by [_ARG0-by a squeeze in FT-SE 100 stocks] , [_ARGM-LOC particularly among market-makers seeking shares that *T*-3 had been hit *-2 hard in recent weeks , such as retailers and building-related concerns] .
• Futures prices fell and showed little rebound as [_ARG0 one major labor problem] that *T*-2 had been [_rel underpinning] [_ARG1 prices] appeared *-3 to be solved *-1 .