81.   As bond yields drop, stock returns become more attractive investments compared with fixed-income securities, Beattie said.

82.   As bond yields rise, they become a more attractive investment than stocks.

83.   As government bond yields plummet, investors are willing to buy securities at less of a premium to government levels to boost the overall performance of their portfolios.

84.   As long as bond yields remain relatively high, he added, the stock market will have difficulty.

85.   As the economy continues to plod along, bond yields may drop even farther, rewarding those who buy now, they say.

86.   As the prospect receded that vigorous economic growth would quicken inflation, bond yields fell.

87.   As the year wound down, the economy had slowed and bond yields fell.

88.   As well as falling bond yields, the bank had the benefit of a falling Australian dollar.

89.   Asian bond yields followed them higher, and the specter of higher global rates -- which means higher borrowing costs for companies -- sent stocks lower.

90.   As the benchmark Hang Seng Index reaches a six-week high, fund managers say U.S. bond yields hold the key further gains.