1. Callies said that while stock prices might soften a bit further, underlying fundamentals remain positive. 2. Do you think that will happen, and that prices will soften? 3. Foreign observers agree that the prediction is realistic even if world energy prices soften somewhat. 4. Prices may soften. 5. Oil prices softened going into the northern hemisphere winter. 6. Stock prices softened Wednesday amid uncertainty about the future direction of interest rates, but the losses were minimized as investors continued to buy shares before the quarter ends. 7. The IEA said crude prices softened in late May and early June, particularly in the United States where inventories expanded. 8. Copper prices softened amid largely technical trading and thin volume. |