1.   Although securities firms bought the new notes at a lower yield than expected, they drove yields higher after the sale to drum up demand among investors.

2.   And that response could continue to push the market higher after a pause.

3.   And the rates were higher even after taking into account the differences in the health of mothers at the private and public hospitals.

4.   Bank shares were higher after a clutch of earnings last night.

5.   Bonds earlier followed German bunds higher after a report showed slower-than-expected money supply growth in Germany last month, easing concern that inflation is accelerating.

6.   Bonds were higher after the report, pushing interest rates lower, because some analysts expect oil prices to fall in the months ahead.

7.   But as the market climbed higher and higher after the crash, incoming phone calls tapered off proportionately.

8.   Cautious investors waded into the stock market Monday, buying selectively and moving some broad market indexes higher after five consecutive sessions of declines.

9.   Corn futures were mostly higher after the Agriculture Department predicted plantings this year will be much lower than expected.

10.   DANISH bonds closed a holiday-shortened week higher after the central bank cut interest rates for the third time in five weeks.