1.   Also, utility stocks with their ample dividend yields tend to attract investor attention when rates are low elsewhere.

2.   Analysts said these stocks attracted investor attention because of service improvements in recent years that were highlighted by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

3.   And for biotech companies that were not deep into the hot arenas of genomics, biochips or other leading edge technology, attracting investor attention has proved difficult.

4.   And with the market halfway through the second quarter, investor attention is expected to turn to second-quarter and second-half forecasts.

5.   Another factor that is likely to grab investor attention as the economy improves is the prospect of rising interest rates, analysts say.

6.   Another Swedish company drawing investor attention is Pharmacia.

7.   As corporations finish releasing the bulk of their fourth-quarter earnings reports over the next two weeks, analysts say economic news will begin to dominate investor attention.

8.   Bank and utility shares compete with bonds and other fixed income securities for investor attention because of their steady, dividend-rich returns.

9.   Banks and utilities compete with bonds for investor attention because they offer high dividend yields.

10.   Banks compete with bonds for investors attention because they both pay steady dividends.