71.   Japanese bonds were little changed amid concern the government may take more action to boost the ailing economy.

72.   Japanese bonds were little changed amid confidence a report on industrial production will confirm the economy is too shaky to allow the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates.

73.   Japanese bonds were little changed amid expectations an upcoming report will show the economy remains too weak to allow the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates.

74.   Latin American Brady bonds were little changed amid optimism from the Mexican elections and a flood of corporate bond issues in the United States.

75.   Later in the day, the bonds were little changed amid a lack of retail investors, traders said.

76.   Maryland-area stocks were little changed amid declines in the shares of two biotechnology companies, Cel-Sci Corp. and Martek Biosciences Corp.

77.   Mexican stocks were little changed amid concerns high interest rates will put a damper on consumer spending.

78.   Mortgage bonds were little changed amid concern that declines in interest rates will speed refinancings, hurting investor returns.

79.   Mortgage bonds were little changed amid evidence that higher interest rates are dissuading consumers from prepaying the underlying loans by refinancing.

80.   Municipal bonds were little changed amid expectations that sales of new securities will slow after a recent wave of new offerings.