11.   Central banks in Australia and Argentina announced they sold gold last year in favor of investment in assets with better returns, dragging gold prices lower.

12.   Continued weakness in the technology sector, coupled with a daylong retreat in drug and financial stocks, dragged stock prices down Wednesday.

13.   Dragging stock prices lower was news that individual investors may have less resolve in the face of a market decline than once thought, traders said.

14.   Fears that money managers will pay for the redemptions of Asian mutual funds by selling big chunks of their Latin America portfolios dragged prices lower.

15.   German bonds fell, as a sale of new bunds tomorrow raised concern that higher supply might drag prices of existing bonds down.

16.   It is important to all homeowners because markets with a significant number of foreclosed properties can have their prices dragged down.

17.   Municipal bonds fell as a glut of bonds from recent sales dragged prices lower amid tepid demand from investors.

18.   Prices were dragged lower by a rise in U.S. bond yields.

19.   Prices were dragged lower on concerns President Ernesto Zedillo may have to moderate his tight credit, anti-inflation growth program.

20.   Recent currency devaluation and financial turmoil in Asia will drag prices even lower next year, analysts said.