1.   Don Roose, president of U.S. Commodities Inc. in West Des Moines, Iowa, said the price rise could prompt some selling in the days ahead.

2.   Many investors already are worried that stocks are overvalued relative to earnings prospects, so higher rates are likely to prompt selling.

3.   That, plus smaller-than-expected February retail sales growth and high-tech earnings forecasts prompted widespread selling.

4.   Comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on Wednesday also prompted dollar selling for yen, they said.

5.   It was the second straight day that fears about terror attacks prompted selling.

6.   Tokyo stocks fell in early trading Tuesday as investors took profits from recent gains and the overnight losses on Wall Street prompted selling.

7.   Wheat futures prices fell sharply Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade as a lack of significant export sales prompted speculative selling.

8.   His remarks prompted selling in some debt markets as investors began to focus on the timing of any move to tighten interest rates.