31.   Wheat futures prices finished mostly lower Tuesday as December contracts fell ahead of the delivery period.

32.   Wheat futures prices finished lower Friday in Kansas City and Chicago on news of an optimistic spring planting outlook.

33.   Wheat futures prices finished slightly lower in lackluster trade.

34.   Prices finished lower Monday on the London Stock Exchange, but shares more than halved their early losses after Wall Street opened on a relatively calm note.

35.   Asian stock markets closed generally higher Tuesday, but share prices finished mixed in Tokyo after three straight days of declines.

36.   Bond prices finished higher Wednesday, apparently following the lead of the European fixed income markets, which also rose.

37.   Bond prices finished lower Friday after an early rally evaporated on lingering worries about interest rates.

38.   Bond prices finished lower Tuesday on renewed fears of a pending interest rate hike.

39.   Bond prices finished mostly lower Tuesday, as investors capitalized on a recent runup in the market and focused on tech stocks.

40.   But prices still finished virtually flat because rumored large U.S. export deals failed to materialize.