1. Also, he said, a strong report on retail sales sent bonds lower and also pressured the stock market. 2. And each announced sale rattled the market, sending prices lower. 3. Because many institutional investors fund bond purchases by borrowing, the comments sent bonds lower, as hopes for a rate cut were dashed. 4. Bond prices jumped, sending yields lower in the U.K., France, Germany and elsewhere. 5. Bond investors seemed to catch another case of interest rate jitters Friday, sparking a selloff that sent prices lower and yields sharply higher. 6. Bonds gained on the favorable inflation outlook, sending yields lower and making returns on stocks relatively more attractive. 7. Brazilian stocks slipped this week amid light trading and some concern small investors might exit the market and send shares lower. 8. A Democratic victory could send stocks lower in anticipation of a similar reaction on Wall Street. 9. A Medfly infestation could actually increase the amount of orange juice available and send prices lower, analysts said. 10. A midafternoon series of computer- generated sell orders helped send stocks lower. |