1.   Bonds fell in morning trading, at one point dropping to their lowest since last week, as a stronger dollar dimmed the allure of yen-denominated debt.

2.   Bonds initially fell as the benchmark stock index rose to a four-month high, dimming the allure of fixed-income securities.

3.   A weaker dollar could dim the allure of dollar-denominated debt.

4.   A weaker dollar would dim the allure of foreign investments.

5.   Exporters also fell as investors bet uncertainty about the direction of the dollar-yen rate dimmed their allure.

6.   Gold prices fell amid expectations that inflation will stay in check, dimming the allure of gold as a hedge against inflation.

7.   Higher U.S. yields dim the allure of relatively low yielding Japanese debt.

8.   Japanese bonds fell as government measures to boost the sagging real estate market propped up Tokyo stocks and dimmed the allure of fixed- income securities.

9.   Japanese bonds fell, at one point dropping to their lowest since last week, as a stronger dollar dimmed the allure of yen-denominated debt.

10.   Japanese bonds fell as rising stock prices dimmed the allure of interest-bearing investments, traders said.