By Deborah Levine
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices rose early Tuesday, pushing yields down, before the government's auction of $32 billion in 3-year notes (UST3YR 0.52, -0.01, -1.15%) and minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting last month, which investors will parse for any hints about individual officials' willingness to restart a bond-purchase program and what that program may look like. Treasurys gained some support overnight as stocks weakened after reports said Chinese authorities raised reserve requirements on some banks and more complications surrounding Ireland and Greece, said Andrew Brenner, head of emerging markets at Guggenheim Securities. "Market sentiment is decisively negative today," he said. Yields on 10-year notes (UST10Y 2.35, -0.04, -1.80%) , which move inversely to prices, fell 5 basis points to 2.35%. Bond markets were closed Monday for Columbus Day.
