Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Bonds fall in short pre-holiday session

(Reuters) - Bonds briefly trimmed their losses after a report showed pending sales of existing U.S. homes in May unexpectedly fell to their lowest level in more than 5-1/2 years.




The rise was short-lived, however, as May factory orders posted a much smaller fall than predicted and April's rise was revised higher. Sellers stepped in after the market's second attempt this week to push benchmark yields decisively below 5 percent failed.


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