1.   Financial markets warily awaited the fallout from the affair, which, analysts said, would severely shake confidence in the bond market.

2.   However, agency plans to prohibit advertising and promotion practices aimed at youth markets must await further court action.

3.   Now the market awaits the September data worrying that a potential strong bounce in payrolls would confirm a new round of explosive growth.

4.   Oil prices rose last month while markets pessimistically awaited a late June meeting of OPEC.

5.   On that note, the market is awaiting the release Friday of Producer Price Index data for July.

6.   Prices of Treasury securities were higher in modest trading Monday as the market awaited new supply and an important economic report.

7.   Soybean futures were stable as the market awaited news to push prices out of a narrow trading range.

8.   The oil market also awaits a vote at the United Nations tomorrow which could signal high rates of Iraqi oil exports will continue until early December.

9.   Trading was also restrained Wednesday as the market awaited the release of a number of important statistics this week.

10.   A directionless opening was to be expected as the market awaited the consumer confidence survey.