81.   In addition to investor concerns about risk, the downgrade will force many mutual funds to sell WorldCom bonds out of their investment-grade corporate bond funds.

82.   In financial markets today, bonds slumped amid investor concerns over higher inflation.

83.   In Prague, stock indexes were mixed this week amid investor concerns that a recent wave of secret acquisitions makes the market too risky for investment.

84.   In the municipal bond market, prices received a boost from declining investor concern about inflation.

85.   Indian stocks fell amid investor concern that problems in the ruling coalition will become so large that they hurt the economy, traders said.

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

87.   Investor concern about faster growth and future inflation may have been revived by two reports, which showed the economy continuing to expand.

88.   Investor concern over Thailand was heightened after reports that Chavalit proposed imposing a state of emergency in the face of public demonstrations, as he battles for political survival.

89.   Investor concerns about a flat tax, which could undermine the value of tax-exempt bonds, has cut demand for municipal bonds in general.

90.   ISRAELI stocks fell amid investor concern at continuing tensions between Israel and the Palestinians over the building of a Jewish neighborhood in southeast Jerusalem.