P515 515 TELEINF 03:57:05 important." Experts are forecasting a 0.4 percent rise on the index. Gold shed .50 dollar per ounce from late Fridaz to hit 376.30 dollars. At 2145 gmt, the greenback was trading at 1.5314 german marks up from 1.5268 late Friday. Against the yen, it was trading at 99.40 yen down from 99.85 late Friday. The dollar moved higher against the french and swiss francs to 5.2990 from 5.2930 late Fridaz and 1.2946 from 1.2905 respectively. But it fell against the pound sterling to 0.6410 from 0.6508. BRITISH NEW CAR SALES FALL BY 3.7 PERCENT IN JANUARY LONDON - The number of new cars sold in britain in January fell to 191,186, down 3.7 percent from the figure for the same period a year earlier, the see next page >>>