1.   Before trading opened in the United States, overseas stock markets tumbled, so analysts were well prepared for the decline in domestic equities.

2.   Bond prices surged when trading opened after the Labor Department reported that job growth slackened in August.

3.   A string of mergers may help spur share prices when trading opens.

4.   One indicator pointed to a drop in prices when trading opens.

5.   One indicator pointed to gains when trading opens.

6.   One indicator pointed to little change in prices when trading opens.

7.   One indicator pointed to higher shares when trading opens.

8.   Rose said he expects the stock market to react strongly against Intuit when trading opens Monday because investors had bid up the stock on news of the buyout.

9.   Since trading opened for the new year on Monday, Japanese policy makers have been trying to nudge the bond, currency and stock markets up with optimistic comments.

10.   Since trading opened for the new year on Monday, Japanese policy-makers have been trying to nudge the bond, currency and stock markets up with optimistic comments.