11.   Bonds have been boosted in recent weeks as domestic investors have been shifting funds into fixed-income securities in the wake of falling global stock markets.

12.   A rise in interest rates often bolsters a currency as investors shift their money seeking higher returns on deposits.

13.   A rise in U.S. interest rates to six-day highs also weighed on shares as investors shifted from emerging market equities into U.S. bonds.

14.   A sudden drop in bond yields helped the rally along as investors shifted money from mortgage-backed securities into Treasury bonds.

15.   A widening gap between interest rates in different countries often benefits the currency with the comparatively higher rate, as investors shift funds seeking better return on deposits.

16.   All the same, a report from CS First Boston said investors should shift some funds out of Brazil and invest more in Chile and Mexico.

17.   Colorado stocks climbed for an eighth straight session, led by Ciber Inc. as technology investors shifted to software and Internet-related issues.

18.   Concern that investors might shift from Japanese telecommunications companies into the new Deutsche Telekom shares proved to have been unwarranted.

19.   Drug stocks were hurt as investors shifted money into technology.

20.   Drug stocks, including Eli Lilly, slumped in recent weeks as investors shifted money into shares of companies whose profits tend to rise more in a strengthening economy.