Traders said the auction showed good demand as the yield came in at 6.999 percent, only slightly above the 6.98 percent the market had expected.

In the municipal bond market, investors continued to show strong demand for new securities, traders said.

A Nielsen spokesman said that its clients had not shown much demand for ratings at the commercial level.

These countries have shown historically strong demand for Lancias.

Traders say they believe the report will show continued strong demand and dwindling American stockpiles.

One reason, he said, is that institutional investors will show greater demand for the shares.

New figures showing high demand for gasoline also bolstered prices.

They had been selected from over 15,000 applicants showing heavy demand for the University even at its inception.

But investors showed strong demand for issues with high credit ratings.

An auction of two-year notes the day before showed lackluster demand.