41.   Investors eagerly awaited high-income-producing bonds on expectations that the nearly six-month run in municipals may be slowing.

42.   Investors are also awaiting the approval of Kineret, a drug that combats rheumatoid arthritis, a condition that leads to joint inflammation and bone erosion.

43.   Investors are awaiting the release of a government rescue plan.

44.   Investors are awaiting word from Washington, where Federal Reserve policy-makers are meeting.

45.   Investors were awaiting the release later today of U.S. consumer price data for August for clues about which way global equities markets are headed, traders said.

46.   Japanese bonds were little changed as investors awaited the release of a governing party plan to bolster the ailing financial system and economy.

47.   Japanese stocks traded little changed as investors awaited employment data for September from the United States and market reaction to new stock listings, analysts said.

48.   Japanese stocks were little changed as investors await indications about the direction of global interest rates.

49.   Japanese stocks were little changed as traders and investors await signs corporate earnings will outpace estimates.

50.   ITALIAN BONDS Italian bonds were little changed as investors await clues from the central bank on interest rates.