51.   Bonds will also get a boost from a growing consensus that the U.S. economy is slowing.

52.   Bonds also get a lift as declining stocks prompt investors to put their funds into fixed-income securities in search of more stable returns.

53.   Bonds also got a boost after the Bank of Japan affirmed its intention of keeping interest rates at record lows.

54.   Bonds also got a boost as Tokyo stocks sputtered on the weaker dollar.

55.   Bonds also got a boost from optimism a tumbling stock market will prevent the Fed from raising interest rates anytime soon.

56.   Bonds also got a boost in the afternoon as Tokyo stocks gave up earlier gains, after reaching a new intraday high for the year.

57.   Bonds also got a lift after President Bill Clinton and congressional leaders reached agreement on a plan to balance the federal budget.

58.   Bonds also got a lift from a stronger Canadian dollar.

59.   Bonds could also get support from investors who hope to take advantage of any decline in prices to buy bonds, said Ishibashi and other traders.

60.   Bonds got a boost as Tokyo stocks gave up earlier gains, after reaching a new intraday high for the year.