11.   Foreign commodity traders will be watching for further clarification of the numbers.

12.   For months bond traders have been watching a growing pile of reports indicating the economy is growing at a brisk pace.

13.   Government bonds rose as traders watched investors bail out of the sickly stock market to seek steady returns from fixed-income securities.

14.   In another report that traders were watching Thursday, the Philadelphia Fed said that regional business activity indicated a continued pick-up.

15.   Japanese bonds traded little changed, with yields hovering near six-week lows, even though traders watched stocks continue to fall.

16.   Looking ahead, traders will be watching an expected auction tomorrow of government bonds to gauge investor demand for fixed income securities.

17.   Nie, the technical analyst at Kemper, said that much like Monday, traders watched a key price indicator all day and then sold stocks in a rush.

18.   Now he scours flea markets and estate sales and watches eBay the way a day trader watches stocks.

19.   Oil traders will be watching to see if that reduction is adhered to.

20.   Oil traders are watching the talks closely because strikes could result in lower production of gasoline and heating oil at a time when stockpiles are lean.