NEW YORK- US Trea­sury prices fin­ished the day lit­tle changed yes­ter­day as dis­cour­ag­ing eco­nom­ic news keeps stocks stuck in neu­tral. Mea­sures of man­u­fac­tur­ing and busi­ness ac­tiv­i­ty slumped in both Chi­na and Eu­rope Thurs­day. De­mand for safe in­vest­ments pushed up Trea­sury prices, but bare­ly. The price of the ten-year Trea­sury note rose 6.25 cents for every $100 in­vest­ed, push­ing its yield down to 1.77 per cent from 1.78 per cent late Wednes­day.

The price of the 30-year Trea­sury bond rose 25 cents for every $100 in­vest­ed, push­ing its yield down to 2.95 per cent from 2.97 per cent. The yield on the two-year Trea­sury note was un­changed at 0.26 per cent. The yield on the three-month Trea­sury bill was un­changed at 0.11 per cent.