Some traders reported that rates have soared to as high as 18 or 19 percent, from 14 percent just a few weeks ago.

Top executives of member firms said yesterday that all their traders reported to work.

The prices of secondary issues were unchanged to up 1/8 of a point, the traders reported.

As a result, traders report very little buying or selling of stocks by institutions.

The four traders reported that they were from Asoli.

Chinese traders also reported that there were agricultural products but very few due to poor soil.

But yesterday, traders were reporting that as much as $1 billion might have left the country.

In due time the traders had reported it to Culture.

Meanwhile, municipal bond prices slipped by about half a point, traders reported.

But analysts and traders reported few technical problems, none of them major.