Shares close flat as US rally runs out of steam
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Leading shares closed flat, as the Wall Street rally runs out of steam following a bearish outlook from semiconductor firm Infineon Technology.
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Stocks ended almost unchanged on Monday as investors paused for breath after last week&#39;s post-election rally and braced for interest-rate hikes that threatened to slow growth and raise companies&#39; costs.
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Leading shares closed up, off highs, as miners and housebuilders continued to buoy the market, however investors were given a late scare by a downturn in US stocks on news from Wal-Mart.
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The FTSE's rally appeared to petering out by midday on Friday after US futures took a sharp turn lower.
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The Toronto Stock Exchange cruised to a flat close yesterday as the latest rise in oil prices propelled energy stocks higher. But New York blue chips finished lower as the price of oil ended above $46 (US) a
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Leading shares closed weaker but off lows today as Wall Street tested new highs close to the 14,000 level as some better than expected US earnings news offset a mixed US PPI report, with inflation concerns paramount in London after above-forecast CPI numbers.
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U.S. stocks ended barely higher on  Thursday, giving back some gains after a late spike in oil  prices dampened the effect of tame inflation data which had  boosted expectations of only measured interest rate hikes from  the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks finished largely flat on news of weaker-than-expected retail sales and a jump in oil prices.
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UK leading shares closed firmer, albeit off midafternoon highs, with vague M&amp;A chatter spurring gains among financial stocks, and overshadowing poorly-received numbers from Corus, while Wall Street clocked up gains on the back of increased oil stockpiles and benign second quarter GDP figures, dealers said.
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US stocks ended barely changed on Tuesday as a late retreat in oil prices pulled the market back from lows, although a broker downgrade of technology bellwether Intel Corp.
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US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday as the &quot;Santa Claus&quot; rally kept going for a third straight day. The economic news was mixed and trading was light as Wall
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US stocks were flat on Tuesday after a strong opening as declines in health insurers offset better-than-expected earnings from tech bellwethers IBM Corp.
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Leading shares closed firmer but off highs today with the DJIA losing some of its early rally as investors worried that some stronger-than-expected US economic data might make the Federal Reserve less inclined to cut interest rates in spite of the subprime credit crunch.
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US stocks rebound on sharp drop in oil prices to close with just a narrow loss. Wall Street drew support from upbeat earnings news from Johnson &amp; Johnson and Merrill Lynch.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Tuesday after  news that U.S. gross domestic product grew at a  stronger-than-expected pace in the third quarter failed to  excite Wall Street and oil prices held near $50 a barrel.
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Leading shares have closed flat, as weakness on Wall Street offset M&A-fuelled gains, notably from Friends Provident and ITV.
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U.S. stocks were flat on Wednesday as renewed worries about the outlook for interest rates wiped out early gains notched up on news of strong retail sales and a flurry of takeover activity.