In the States, today is one of those weird pre-holiday days.

Their problems are almost always solved by sleep and a return to the old pre-holiday routines at home.

The budget for Citizen's pre-holiday campaign, at $6 million, is the largest in the company's history, a third higher than last fall.

Stock prices ended moderately higher yesterday in light pre-holiday trading.

Markets Stocks rallied before the close in thin pre-holiday trading.

Pre-holiday markdowns were just as fierce as in years past.

Because of the light pre-holiday trading, traders were not ready to say that the bond was in for a new rally.

Treasury securities prices were mixed yesterday in light pre-holiday trading.

Treasury securities moved slightly higher in unusually active pre-holiday trading.

The dollar's gains were seen by analysts as temporary, coming in thin, pre-holiday trading.

Treasury bond prices moved higher and long-term interest rates fell again in light pre-holiday trading.

Stock prices moved broadly higher in slow pre-holiday trading.

The auction, usually held on Tuesday, was rescheduled because of limited pre-holiday trading hours.

While bonds bounced back, they never fully recovered in the pre-holiday shortened session.

The dollar headed higher, surprising some traders who had expected uneventful pre-holiday activity.

For 1998, the pre-holiday campaign is infused with a wide variety of emotional and rational appeals.

The market for Treasury notes and bonds saw prices close modestly higher in light pre-holiday trading.

The dollar dropped sharply yesterday in thin pre-holiday trading.

Prices of Treasury securities fell yesterday in a shortened pre-holiday session.

The dollar advanced in a dull pre-holiday session.

Prices of Treasury notes and bonds were narrowly mixed in very light pre-holiday trading yesterday.

Treasury note and bond prices rose moderately yesterday in slow pre-holiday trading.

Given the thin pre-holiday market, the buy orders were more than enough to cause prices to spike upward."

"Secondly, there was an absence of any meaningful new buying because of the pre-holiday atmosphere."

Patek is spending more than $1 million in the largest pre-holiday ad campaign in the company's history.