11.   Bonds could end the day higher, as investors may be waiting for small price declines before buying, traders said.

12.   Bond investors were also waiting for Greenspan to give his semiannual testimony to Congress on Tuesday and Wednesday.

13.   Bond trading was subdued as investors waited to see whether the Federal reserve would push down rates at the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

14.   A more patient investor would wait for a seller to accept his bid.

15.   A shrewd investor will wait until the dust settles -- until the current holders have vented their frustration for a few weeks -- and then load up.

16.   Already, at least three major investors are waiting in the wings.

17.   Broader measures also rose, but trading was sluggish as investors waited for new economic reports.

18.   But if Cliggott and Johnson are right, investors are waiting for many more Fed cuts and signs of a turn in corporate earnings before they jump back in.

19.   But most traders said the markets were unlikely to rally much in the near term, as investors waited to see whether Chirac would follow through on his pledge.

20.   Chilean stocks fell as investors wait for a slowdown in growth that will clear the way for an interest rate cut.