21.   Strong demand at a bond auction yesterday also bolstered investor confidence.

22.   Swiss bonds are expected to be little changed before a government bond auction next week and amid expectations a consumer prices report will show inflation remains benign.

23.   The bond auction did not go as well as some market participants had hoped.

24.   The government bond auction follows a flood of corporate bond sales by companies including East Japan Railway Co., Tohoku Electric Co. and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co.

25.   The government bond auctions follow amid a flood of corporate bond sales.

26.   The Ministry of Finance said it will ban Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions.

27.   The Ministry of Finance today said it will ban Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions.

28.   The Mexican stock market began the day with substantial gains, then lost some of its momentum after the results of the bond auction were announced.

29.   The Ministry of Finance banned Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions, Nikkei English News reported.

30.   The Ministry of Finance said today that it banned Yamaichi from underwriting government bonds and participating in government bond auctions.