61.   Bond prices, which move opposite yields, have risen in that time.

62.   Bond yields were little changed after the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose in June for the first time in four months.

63.   Bonds also got a boost from a government report showing the jobless rate rose in June.

64.   Bonds rose in early trading after declines in Asian and European stocks boosted the allure of fixed-interest securities.

65.   Bonds should rise in following days as investors resume buying on the assumption the Bank of Japan will hold interest rates low, Sakami said.

66.   Bond dealers said investors have grown weary of the rapid pace at which bonds had risen in recent weeks.

67.   Bond yields began rising in late August as reports suggested the economy is growing at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter.

68.   Bonds did not even budge on a report that machinery orders rose in July for the third time in the past four months, traders and analysts said.

69.   Bonds fell after the National Association of Purchasing Management said production, orders and prices all rose in July.

70.   Bond dealers said investors have grown weary of the rapid pace at which bonds rose in recent weeks.