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THE Australian share market finished slightly weaker today, as investors continued to engage in some profit taking after last week&#39;s record highs.
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London shares closed lower, depressed by a weak morning by Wall Street as concerns over high oil prices and a weaker dollar continued to weigh on sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic, dealers said.
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U.S. stocks closed below session highs, but encouraging news on bonds and housing led to a positive finish.
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Japan's Nikkei average closed 0.72  percent lower on Tuesday after weak industrial output data  sapped investor appetite for technology issues, but declines  were limited as the dollar firmed against the yen for a second  day.
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UK blue chips closed just off session lows today, dragged down by further losses on Wall Street, while fresh weakness across the mining sector and profit taking in Carnival and William Morrison also weighed.
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Brokerage announces weaker-than-expected results dragged lower by a writedown in the value of some of its assets.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets.
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Stock index futures pointed to a weaker market open on Monday as investors were rattled by an 8 percent decline in the Chinese stock market.
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The Dublin market closed lower as investors paused for breath and cashed in gains.
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European stocks edged lower on Thursday as financial stocks sagged, but with the closure of US and Tokyo markets for public holidays, trade was thin and lacked direction.
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U.S. stocks edged lower on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected data on the U.S. services sector added to concerns about the state of the economy and pushed the Dow back from Tuesday's record high.
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U.S. shares were seen opening a touch  weaker on Wednesday as markets mull the Federal Reserve's  cautious assessment of the economy and await third-quarter  results Morgan Stanley MWD.N and Bear Stearns BSC.N.
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Leading shares closed weaker for the fifth day out of the last six, with the heavyweight mining sector badly hurt, but a relatively mild fall on Wall Street helped ensure that the FTSE 100 finished well off session lows.
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US shares closed just a tad lower last night as the amrket held its breath ahead of the US election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 7.82 points adrift (0.
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The FTSE 100 closed lower, weighed down by a weak mining sector and disappointing trading news from Standard Chartered, although a positive morning by Wall Street helped British blue-chips finish above session lows, dealers said.
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On Wall Street, markets opened lower but then stabilized.
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US stocks were weaker on Thursday during another volatile session in which concerns about further writedowns linked to credit market losses spooked the market.