11.   The fall in rates stimulated a late-day rally and helped more stocks rise than fall in the Bloomberg Wisconsin index.

12.   The prices of long-term bond funds drop more sharply when interest rate rise than do funds with shorter maturities.

13.   Analysts said investors were demonstrating some cautious optimism, evidenced by the fact that more stocks were rising than falling.

14.   Keating said investors were demonstrating some cautious optimism, evidenced by the fact that more stocks were rising than falling.

15.   Still, more stocks were rising than falling on the New York Stock Exchange, indicating that investors remain interested in putting money to work.

16.   Yet while some investors were indeed cashing in stocks to capture gains, more stocks rose than fell in the overall market for much of the session.

17.   Yet while some investors were indeed cashing in stocks to capture gains, more stocks were rising than falling in the overall market.

18.   Latest survey findings also show that more than twice as many consumers expect their incomes to rise than fall over the next six months.

19.   Ship builders and heavy machinery makers, which also benefited from the weaker yen, offered unions bigger pay rises than last year.

20.   That could lead to higher wage increases and price rises than now expected, the report says.