Chartists will tell you that the price of gold tends to rise early in the year before falling back.

Earlier in London, the yield on the long bond rose above 10 percent briefly before falling back.

Italy's 10-year bond yield rose to a record 6.68pc today, before falling back slightly to 6.56pc in late morning trading.

- Consumer inflation will rise from 1.5% to around 3% early next year, before falling back.

Ozone levels actually rose in 2002 and 2003 before falling again last year.

The offering price was $19; it rose to $34.5625 in early February, before falling to $10.5625 yesterday.

The land is mostly flat, suddenly rising to a rocky hill before falling away again.

The stock rose briefly to $15 before falling back.

It then rose to more than a dozen points before falling back.

It rose to $19.45 a barrel at one point Thursday before falling back largely on profit taking.