HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices fell on Monday, extending last week's sell-off, as global inflation marches higher, while oil prices slipped to $127 a barrel and Asian stocks gained.

During continued volatility in oil prices, federal regulators said yesterday that they had been investigating crude oil trading, storage and transportation for the past six months with a focus on possible "futures market manipulation."

NEW YORK -- Stocks rose for the third straight session Thursday as oil prices fell sharply and the government reported that the economy grew last quarter at a faster pace than previously estimated.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street advanced in uneven trading Tuesday after a drop in oil prices and an unexpected gain in new home sales encouraged investors to put money back into the market.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and other technology bellwethers, as investors bet that a sharp drop in oil prices will help shore up consumer and business spending.

SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian central banks moved to prop up falling currencies on Tuesday to help prevent surging oil prices from stoking inflation in economies bracing for a global slowdown.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks fell on Friday to round out the worst week in three months as worries about high oil prices hammered energy-sensitive sectors and left investors on edge about inflation at the onset of a holiday weekend.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street steadied itself Thursday after two sessions of steep declines, rebounding moderately as oil prices stepped back from their frenetic upward run.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Skyrocketing oil prices at a record $135 a barrel on Thursday re-kindled fears of 1970s-style stagflation, pushing Asian shares down for a third straight day and pinning the dollar near 1-month lows against the euro.

NEW YORK -- Wall Street pitched lower for the second straight session Wednesday as record-high oil prices and a bleak economic assessment from the Federal Reserve deepened investors' worry about rising costs and a shaky employment picture. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 227 points, logging its widest two-day loss since late February.