1.   Best said she bought and sold bonds this week as prices fluctuated with the stock market.

2.   Bonds are expected to rise amid continuing concern about Asian economies, which prompted investors to seek the fixed returns of U.S. and European bonds this week.

3.   Bonds also gained amid speculation that international investors were snapping up U.S. securities, whose yields grew more attractive relative to other government bonds this week.

4.   Bonds are receiving support from reduced concerns that a wave of new corporate bonds this week will weigh on bond prices, traders said.

5.   A wave of longer-dated corporate bonds this week had been hurting government bond prices, traders said.

6.   Daiwa Securities Co., the sales manager, will decide a coupon rate for the bonds this week, the documents said.

7.   In addition, a string of corporations in both Canada and the U.S. are expected to issue bonds this week.

8.   Municipal bonds have done better than government bonds this week, helping to make munis less attractive relative to benchmark government bonds.

9.   Several high-yield companies are planning to sell new bonds this week.

10.   Several companies are expected to issue bonds this week.