	banks extend trading halt in lebanese pound lebanon s bankers association said it extended its suspension of trading in the lebanese pound for two more working days to study ways to stem the currency s collapse the central bank did not post the rate of the pound to the dollar and other currencies on monday the pound closed on thursday at to the dollar compared with wednesday s close of association sources told reuters friday s suspension of trading for two working days was continued on monday for two more days so as to study proposals to reinforce the pound the association which comprises commercial banks in east and west beirut halted trading on friday in a chaotic market after the pound crashed to four record lows in the week the pound hit by the inability of lebanon s religiously and ideologically divided government to end years of civil war has lost more than pct of its international value this year reuter 
