31.   Banks and utilities, which compete with bonds and other fixed-income securities for investors because of their rich dividend yields, depressed the broader market.

32.   Banks are often held as much for their dividend yields as for any potential gain in their share prices.

33.   Banks are often held for their relatively high dividend yields and have large bond portfolios.

34.   Banks compete with bonds because of their attractive capital gains potential and rich dividend yields.

35.   Banks, utilities and pipelines provide rich dividend yields and potential capital gains in a climate of low interest rates and subdued inflation.

36.   Banks, which provide a steady dividend yield, compete with fixed-income securities for investors, and are more attractive in times of falling bond yields.

37.   Banks, with their steady, dividend rich yields, compete with bonds for investors.

38.   Bank shares are normally in demand when interest rates fall because of their high dividend yields.

39.   Bank stocks, too, rose as their dividend yields became relatively more attractive compared to bond yields.

40.   Bank shares are often held as much for their dividend yields as for any potential gain in their share prices.