21.   French stocks closed mixed as rising U.S. shares offset the impact of the lower dollar on exporters.

22.   FRENCH stocks closed mixed after trading lower for most of the day.

23.   French stocks closed mixed as a decline in U.S. shares in the last hour of Paris trading cut prices from earlier highs.

24.   German stocks closed mixed, however, as gains in Kaufhof AG and Deutsche Bank AG were offset by declining chemical stocks which fell for the third consecutive day.

25.   Grain and soybean futures prices closed mixed to mostly lower Tuesday despite slight deterioration in crop conditions.

26.   In LONDON, U.K. stocks reversed early gains to close mixed after economic reports in the U.S. revealed surprisingly strong growth, raising concern inflation may rise.

27.   In the last minute of trading, they closed mixed amid large sales of the three state telephone companies.

28.   In the Kansas City Value Line, stock-index futures closed mixed after a hectic day of trading, said Dick Halford, a Value Line trader.

29.   Indeed, against most expectations, the stock market closed mixed but mostly down on Thursday.

30.   Kansas City and Chicago wheat futures prices closed mixed to mostly higher Friday after rising sharply in early trade.