21.   In the municipal market, bonds were little changed as demand from investors in tax-exempt bond funds continued to decline.

22.   In the municipal market, prices were stagnant for a second consecutive day after rising for weeks.

23.   In the municipal market, bonds were little changed amid expectations that demand for tax-exempt income and a decline in sales of new issues will continue to bolster prices.

24.   In the municipal market, prices were steady amid signs of increased demand from small investors.

25.   In the municipal market, new bond sales drew strong demand even as prices of existing issues fell.

26.   In the municipal market, prices fell as investors continued to sell bonds to record tax losses.

27.   In the municipal market, where demand for bonds has slacked amid mutual fund redemptions, prices in the secondary market fell for the second consecutive day.

28.   In the municipal market, yields remained low Friday as demand from mutual fund investors offset concern that bonds were too expensive.

29.   Investors have apparently begun to question whether the three-month-old rally in the municipal market will last.

30.   Issuance also increased in the municipal market.