P619 619 TELEINF 03:11:47 Traders were hesitant to take a posi- tion ahead of the vote and were also awaitiog the outcome of a November 15 meeting of the federal reserve's poli- cy-making open market committee, which is widely expected to raise short-term interest rates, said Nationsbank's Jim Moore. PARIS BOURSE DOWN SHARPLY AT NOON-HOUR PARIS - The Paris Bourse suffered a sharp loss in the first part of the Monday trading session due to the dec- line of Bond Markets and the weak dol- lar, traders said at the noon-hour. The CAC 40 index, off 0.64 percent at the opening, stood at 1,907.18 points, down 1.27 percent by comparison with the Friday close as trading continued. see next page >>>