Indexes closer to highs than lows on open
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Upbeat manufacturing data and the prospect of a merger in the tech sector sent stocks surging Friday. Here&#39;s where the indexes stand before the opening today: *Compared to Oct. 9, 2002, the depths of the bear
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Major indexes rose with light volume. After Tuesday's sell-off investors are looking for value.
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U.S. stocks looked set for little  change at the open on Friday as losses in previous sessions  were seen leveling off, but high oil prices and their possible  effect on corporate profits and consumer spending remain a  worry for investors.
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The Dow Jones industrial average on  Thursday briefly traded above its all-time closing high for the  first time in 6-1/2 years, extending a recent rally on a  bullish view about corporate profits.
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Stock index futures rose slightly on Tuesday, indicating a higher market open, after data showed an index of overall U.S. producer prices fell in June.
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Stock futures pointed to a slightly  higher open on Wall Street on Friday, in what is set to be a  thin trading session as investors wind down for the year --  with all three indices on course to end higher for 2004 as a  whole.
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NEW YORK Wall Street is sorting through the latest earnings news and stocks are narrowly mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up three points in today&#39;s early going.
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U.S. stocks looked to open slightly  higher on Tuesday, despite oil prices above $50 a barrel, as  the market readies to extend its streak of gains in four of the  last five sessions.
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British blue chips ended modestly higher after an up-and-down session, with Wall Street putting in a fairly volatile performance.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen slightly higher at the open but a swathe of economic data is likely to influence overall sentiment and direction...
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U.S. stocks edged barely higher in  early Tuesday afternoon trading as investors anticipated the  Federal Reserve would stay on its course of only "measured"  interest-rate increases.
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Stock index futures were pointing to a slightly higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, after a report showed retailers' holiday sales were at the lower end of expectations, though not as bad as some had feared.
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Monday&#39;s opening levels are: The Dow opens at 9,757.81, lower by 107.95. The Nasdaq starts the day at 1,915.14, lower by 38.48 .
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen opening higher at the open Tuesday after a slight gain in Monday's session...
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NEW YORK - Stocks closed slightly higher in lackluster pre-holiday trading Wednesday, with a better-than-expected government report on oil inventories and good unemployment figures giving investors reasons to buy.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are seen chalking up small gains at the open Thursday following Wednesday's pullback but the release of August's CPI data and weekly jobless claims could ultimately decide direction...
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Wall Street was poised for a higher open on Friday, lifted by positive news from the technology sector, including higher-than-expected results from software maker Oracle Corp  and a stock buyback from Texas Instruments Inc .