11.   Bonds pared gains amid speculation that senior Ministry of Finance official Eisuke Sakakibara will comment on Japanese interest rates, traders said.

12.   Bonds rose, though they pared early gains after the government reported durable goods orders in September fell more than expected.

13.   Both shares later pared the gains.

14.   Both the dollar and franc surged Thursday, then more than pared those gains on Friday amid concern the Bundesbank had played its last card.

15.   Bond prices pared earlier gains following the report.

16.   Bonds pared early gains when the central bank refrained from leaving a surplus in the banking system after its morning adjustment.

17.   Bonds pared gains after a report showed an unexpected increase in U.S. labor costs.

18.   Bonds pared gains in late afternoon trading as Tokyo stocks rose for the first time in three sessions, brightening the outlook for the economy.

19.   A report that Russian President Boris Yeltsin suffered a brain disorder caused stocks to pare gains in mid-afternoon trading.

20.   A round of computer-guided sell orders pared the gain in the last hour of trading, said Birinyi Associates Inc., a research and money management firm.