Article: Jewish holiday keeps market quiet as traders stay tuned for jobs data. (Corporate Securities) (Column)

High-grade corporate bond prices ended a sleepy session unchanged to 1/4 point higher yesterday as Rosh Hashanah thinned ranks, traders said.

"It's right before quarter's end, it's the Jewish holiday, and a Monday," one trader said.

"Maybe we're up a little bit with the government market, but we're not up tick for tick," another trader said.

A third trader pointed out that while the market's top tier was holding firm, some single-A and BBB credits were coming under pressure from a heavy new junk, calendar and rating agencies' actions.

Meanwhile, traders are awaiting Friday's release of September employment figures.

"I think ...

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