1.   Rising equity prices hurt bonds by tempting some investors to shop for better returns in the stock Market.

2.   An increase in interest rates hurts bonds by making it more expensive for investors to fund bond purchases.

3.   And a prolonged slide in the dollar would hurt bonds by diminishing their appeal to foreign investors.

4.   An increase in government spending could hurt bonds by increasing the supply of government debt.

5.   And concern inflation might accelerate hurts bonds because rising prices erodes the value of the fixed-income assets.

6.   Any good news would hurt bonds, said Tomohiro Tange, bond analyst at Dai-Ichi Securities Co.

7.   Bonds were also hurt by the dollar, which posted its biggest one-day drop against the yen in almost two years and tumbled against other major currencies.

8.   Bonds were also hurt by a decline in the currency, analysts said.

9.   Bonds were also hurt by a weaker Canadian dollar, which fell against its U.S. counterpart after a government report showed the inflation rate is increasing faster than expected.

10.   Bonds were also hurt by concern that a spate of new corporate issues might have to be sold at a discount, making existing bonds look expensive by comparison.