81.   Heating oil and gasoline also pared early gains.

82.   In financial markets, U.S. Treasury bonds extended early gains after the retail sales and consumer confidence reports confirmed the outlook for sluggish growth, and lower interest rates.

83.   In financial markets, U.S. Treasury bonds held early gains after the retail sales and consumer confidence reports confirmed the outlook for sluggish growth, and lower interest rates.

84.   In LONDON, U.K. stocks reversed early gains to close mixed after economic reports in the U.S. revealed surprisingly strong growth, raising concern inflation may rise.

85.   In Madrid, SPANISH stocks pared early gains and dropped for the first time in three days, pulled down by losses in Telefonica de Espana and Endesa.

86.   In New York yesterday, bonds erased an early gain and were little changed after the Fed meeting.

87.   In New York yesterday, Treasuries fell, reversing an early gain, on the auction results.

88.   In late morning trading, however, bonds pared early gains after a fall in the dollar raised concern that overseas investors might cut their stakes in Treasury securities.

89.   In New York yesterday, bonds lost early gains after the National Association of Purchasing Management reported unexpectedly strong manufacturing last month.

90.   In the Kansas City Value Line, stock-index futures finished mostly lower after early gains.