Sentences with phrase «stocks eked»

U.S. stocks eked out a positive close Wednesday, with gains in real estate and utilities offsetting declines in energy and telecommunications stocks.

European stocks eked out slight gains by the close on Tuesday as political concerns eased and investors digested new data releases.

Banks and manufacturing names were mostly lower, while technology stocks eked out some gains.

The stock eked out a 1.1 percent gain in 2017.

A listless day on Wall Street finished with U.S. stocks eking out small gains Friday, as strength in energy, phone and industrial companies offset losses elsewhere.

Not exact matches

Wall Street has fallen as healthcare stocks slid and investors worried about rising costs for companies as oil prices rose, although the major indexes eked out a gain in April to snap a two - month losing streak.

And year - to - date, XLK has still eked out a gain, which makes it one of the few sector winners among S&P 500 stocks.

U.S. stocks underperformed emerging markets stocks, which was the only one among the three major regions — U.S., developed markets ex-U.S. and EM — to turn in positive performance as of Thursday, but even emerging markets barely eked out a gain, up about one half of 1 percent.

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters)- Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.

TOKYO, May 1 - Japan's Nikkei eked out modest gains in holiday - thinned trade on Tuesday supported by buying in index - heavy stocks such as Fast Retailing and Fanuc, though Sony tumbled after the company issued a profit warning.

While U.S. stocks managed to eke out modest gains last week, it wasn't without some violent swings along the way.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Wall Street fell on Monday as healthcare stocks slid and investors worried about rising costs for companies as oil prices rose, although the major indexes eked out a gain in April to snap a two - month losing streak.

And, given the huge gains in US markets in 2013, it seemed most were predicting that stocks would pull back, or perhaps eke out meager gains.

Published on July 26, 2017 Retail stocks have been annihilated recently, despite the economy eking out growth.

World stock markets eked out only marginal gains Friday as an immediate agreement among U.S. leaders to resolve a critical budget deadlock appeared unlikely.

This is used if the seller doesn't think the stock is going to fall very fast and is trying to eke out extra profit from a short position.

This is used if the seller doesn't think the stock is going to rise very fast and is trying to eke out a little extra profit.

If you continue holding those stocks for even longer periods, the odds continue to favor that you will eke out a gain relatively soon.

U.S. stock markets are eking out gains on Monday, but what's the real takeaway from today's action?