MERRILL LYNCH BOND FUND, INC.

CORE BOND PORTFOLIO

SERIES NO. 2

FILE # 811-2857

ATTACHMENT 770

TRADE DATE	DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY	AMOUNT PURCHASED	ISSUE SIZE	MEMBER OF UNDERWRITING SYNDICATE FROM WHOM FUND PURCHASED
04/03/2002	AOL Time Warner 7.7% 4/15/32	$4,025,000	$6,000,000,000	Banc of America
04/11/2002	AT&T Wireless 8.125% 5/1/12	$350,000	$3,000,000,000	JP Morgan
04/11/2002	Union Pacific 6.5% 4/15/12	$1,250,000	$350,000,000	CSFB
05/09/2002	Regions Financial Corp 6.35% 5/9/12	$1,415,000	$600,000,000	Morgan Keegan
05/21/2002	Sears Roebuck Co. 7.0% 6/1/32	$2,260,000	$1,000,000,000	Morgan Stanley
05/30/2002	Citigroup Inc. 6.63% 6/15/32	$2,770,000	$1,000,000,000	Salomon
06/11/2002	MBNA America Bank 6.63% 6/15/12	$1,650,000	$500,000,000	JP Morgan
06/14/2002	Alltel Communications 7.0% 7/1/12	$1,545,000	$800,000,000	Banc of America
06/18/2002	Noranda Inc. 7.25% 7/15/12	$2,105,000	$300,000,000	Deutche Bank
06/19/2002	Healthcare Properties 6.45% 6/25/12	$4,545,000	$250,000,000	CSFB
08/19/2002	Marshall & Isley-Milwaukee 4.13% 9/4/10	$1,380,000	$300,000,000	Goldman Sachs
09/03/2002	Pepco Holdings 6.45% 8/15/12	$1,765,000	$750,000,000	Banc of America
09/09/2002	Province of Ontario 3.50% 9/17/07	$4,440,000	$500,000,000	Deutch Bank
09/13/2002	Inter-American Dev Bank 4.38% 9/20/12	$2,440,000	$2,000,000,000	HSBC Securities
09/13/2002	Inter-American Dev Bank 4.38% 9/20/12	$1,740,000	$2,000,000,000	UBS Warburg
09/17/2002	Ocean Energy Inc. 4.38% 10/1/07	$1,015,000	$400,000,000	Goldman Sachs
09/18/2002	HCA Inc. 6.30% 10/1/12	$2,880,000	$500,000,000	Banc of America
09/19/2002	Bank of America Corp 4.88% 9/15/12	$2,340,000	$1,000,000,000	Banc of America