31.   In financial markets, government bonds slumped as the weaker dollar dimmed the attraction of Treasury securities for international investors.

32.   In New York yesterday, bonds slumped after the NAPM report.

33.   Indeed, bonds slumped following the sales report and a separate government report that hinted inflation at the wholesale level may rise in coming months.

34.   Investors shrugged off the stronger-than-expected report, after stocks and bonds slumped earlier this week.

35.   ITALIAN shares fell, pulled down by large stocks such as Eni SpA and Telecom Italia SpA, after U.S. markets declined in early trading and bonds slumped.

36.   Italian bonds slumped in step with the Treasury retreat, further hampered by a sagging lira, which makes Italian assets look more risky for foreign investors.

37.   Larger company stocks also declined, because Treasury bonds slumped despite a smaller-than-expected gain in August employment growth.

38.   The bond slumped more than a point yesterday.

39.   The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell in afternoon trading and bonds slumped.

40.   The dollar slipped against major currencies, giving back early gains, on a day when the German central bank held its discount rate unchanged and bonds slumped.