By Deborah Levine
Treasurys rise for first day in five SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices rose for the first time in five days on Friday, pushing yields down, as traders mulled more comments from European officials and a mixed bag of U.S. economic data for the week. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR -0.98% , which move inversely to prices, fell 2 basis points to 1.82%, after closing at their highest level since mid-May. Surveys of bond investors show they are slightly longer than their benchmarks, indicating no clear trigger for buying like the potential to cover short positions, said bond strategists a RBS Securities. "The selling appears to have abated, as the market has attempted to consolidate in this 1.80% area, but any bounce of substance remains elusive and there is no sense of any strong buy need (or shorts) to help form a base."
