the pound slipped back against the dollar

= baisse

The swiss franc is staging a recovery = down and up

The euro lost ground slightly = baisse

There has been a dramatic upsurge of interest in gold = increase

The share price bottomed out at 115p = baisse et stabilisation

Sugar peaked at 899 pounds

Profits will level off at 700 = stabiliser

- decline/dip/ drop/ slide / fall

- crash/ plunge/ rally/ bounce back

- pick up/= rebondir vers le haut hausse

- climb/ rocket/ escalate/ takes off