United and Delta bonds trading at or above par; LAN and TAM report improvements in load factor

A slight majority of North and South American carriers’ stocks rose on Friday (12-Mar-2010), as a gain in oil prices (+1.1%), to USD81.24, unsettled investors. The Dow (+0.1%) rose marginally on news retail sales unexpectedly rose 0.3% in Feb-2010. However, the news was coupled with downward revisions of the previous month’s figures.