11.   Japanese bonds were little changed, after erasing earlier losses, on expectations the economy will lose much of the momentum it has gained recently, traders said.

12.   Kansas City wheat futures closed marginally mixed, erasing some losses on a short-covering rally late in the session.

13.   Later, though, after a University of Michigan survey suggested consumers are less confident in January, the bond erased early losses.

14.   On foreign exchanges, the dollar erased early losses after Japanese officials denied the Ministry of Finance told Japanese investors to sell U.S. Treasury bonds.

15.   Prices of Treasury securities were mostly unchanged Tuesday, after erasing early losses stemming from a report of strong housing starts last month.

16.   Prices of Treasury securities bounced higher Wednesday, erasing early losses after a breakthrough in trade negotiations with the Japanese buoyed the dollar.

17.   Soybean futures were lower for most of the day before erasing the losses shortly before the market closed.

18.   SPANISH bonds erased earlier losses as fading optimism over a new government was offset by gains in U.S. Treasury bonds.

19.   Still, traders and analysts are not expecting the broader market to erase recent losses.

20.   Stocks regained ground as U.S. bonds erased a loss as a favorable note auction.