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1. A month ago, the spread was 295 basis points.

2. The bonds will be priced to yield 75 basis points above the 7 percent gilt due 2001.

3. Reoffered at 99. 5 to yield 485 basis points above the 7. 125 % Bund due 2003.

4. The five-year yield fell 1 basis point to 6. 89 percent.

5. The spread was as narrow as 73 basis points a month ago.

6. Reoffered at 99. 50 to yield three basis points above the interpolated curve.

7. The five-year yield fell 1 basis point to 6. 91 percent.

8. Two-year note yields dipped 2 basis points to 5. 16 percent.

9. The benchmark 5-year sterling swap spread fell 4 basis points to 36 basis points.

10. The yield on the two-year gilt fell 2 basis points to 6. 33 percent.

11. Reoffered at 99. 918 to yield 37. 5 basis points above the 5. 5 % Dec.

12. The yield on the two-year gilt fell 2 basis points to 6. 30 percent.

13. A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.

14. Basis point: 0.01 percent of yield ( e . g . of a security ).

15. High yield spreads fell from 1218 basis points to 1048 basis point.

16. The slide was triggered by a 100 basis point increase in the bank reserve ratio requirement.

17. The spread between the two-year and 10-year gilt was 133 basis points, unchanged from yesterday.

18. The notes, which are noncallable, were priced at a spread of 66 basis points above Treasurys.

19. The yield on the five-year 5. 875 percent note fell 6 basis points to 4. 56 percent.

20. Bonds soared,[sentence dictionary] as the 10-year government bond yield fell 9 basis points to 8. 24.

21. The notes, which are noncallable for one year, were priced to yield 69 basis points above comparable Treasurys.

22. Its yield, a gauge of economic growth and inflation expectations, fell 8 basis points to 6. 07 percent.

23. Its yield, a sensitive gauge of forecasts for growth and inflation, fell 4 basis points to 5. 97 percent.

24. Its yield, which reflects economic growth and inflation expectations, plunged 10 basis points to 6. 05 percent.

25. The debentures, which are noncallable, were priced at a spread of 47 basis points above Treasurys.

26. The benchmark five-year deutsche mark swap spread fell 1 basis point to 45 basis points.

27. "More monetary tightening is inevitable after today's data and the case for a 50 basis point hike in May is strengthened," he added.

28. The spread between two-year and 10-year Treasury yields, a gauge of investors' view on U.S. growth, shrank 1 basis point on the day to 282 basis points.