Stock market trading steady
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THE local stock market was trading steady today with a number of companies going ex-dividend and investors a little nervousness ahead of the federal election.
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London equities were little changed on Friday, with sustained strength in the mining sector helping to balance out profit-taking from oil stocks after their strong run.
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European shares held steady just below 2-1/2 year highs on Thursday with dealers reluctant to make any big bets on the last full day of trading before the Christmas holiday season.
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Markets off their highs, but remain in positive territory, amid steep drop in oil prices. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Stocks clung to modest gains Monday as a steep drop in oil prices didn&#39;t translate to big gains for the major indexes.
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Wednesday as results from technology bellwether Cisco  Systems disappointed Wall Street, while investors await an  expected interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve later in  the trading session.
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U.S. stocks fluttered around the  unchanged mark on Monday, as a drop in crude oil prices pulled  down energy shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N and the  equity market paused after racking up significant gains so far  this month.
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US stocks were set for a steady start on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas Instruments (TXN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) lending some backbone to the technology sector.
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U.S. stocks were near the unchanged  mark on Monday, pausing for breath after last week's  post-election rally as another interest rate rise loomed, while  drug maker Pfizer Inc. weighed on the Dow and S&P 500 indexes.
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U.S. stocks were set for a steady start on Friday with a billion dollar share buyback plan at Texas Instruments  lending some backbone to the technology sector.
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Steady but unspectacular growth might leave investors wanting a bit more kick.
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Will the recent market volatility continue?
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U.S. stock futures held steady on Monday, suggesting a flat start to trade on Wall Street as the new company results season gets underway with figures from aluminum producer Alcoa Inc.  after the closing bell.
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Wall Street was set for a steady start on Friday, though with little in the way of major earnings news or data to guide investors going into the weekend.
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Stocks were little changed Friday  morning, drawing some support from end-of-year buying in what  is set to be a thinly traded session as many on Wall Street  have taken a holiday ahead of New Year's Day.
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Oil prices held steady on Wednesday  as traders awaited key inventory data in the United States, the  world's biggest energy consumer, and a fresh outlook on the  U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve.
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Stocks were little changed on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light, with traders using any upward moves to take profits  near year's end.
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U.S. stocks appeared set to open  nearly unchanged to slightly higher on Thursday after a sharp  fall in the previous session, with oil prices easing.