11.   Municipal bonds were little changed as few new issues were priced, and trading slowed before the Christmas holiday.

12.   No new issues were priced today.

13.   Some money managers said the issue was priced too high.

14.   The company is still working on local product and pricing issues, he said.

15.   The issue is priced at par and will be available in the United States under Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow Eurobonds to be sold.

16.   The issue was attractively priced, Beyer said, since many investors tend to avoid mortgage securities in low-interest-rate environments.