1.   Benchmark shares were mixed at close after rising in early trades.

2.   Blue-chip stocks limped to a lower close after a spirited week.

3.   A foot injury brought that season to a close after three games, early enough for it to be written off as a redshirt.

4.   DOW RISES, NASDAQ FALLS The Dow Jones industrial average rose, its second higher close after four days of lower share prices.

5.   With the case quietly nearing a close after four months, a juror in the Menendez brothers murder retrial has been kicked off the panel for not paying attention.

6.   Broad-market indicators also set new highs, rallying into the close after posting more modest gains for much of the session.

7.   Gardiner, who has played well since being brought up from Albany, got his second of the season in close after taking a pass from Holik.

8.   The debate is expected to last three days, although the government can attempt to force it to a close after two days.

9.   The striker rammed in a shot from close after Ricardo Tavarelli failed to punch clear a corner kick.

10.   Ying Liu scored from close in after only four minutes, and Shu Zhen Yu converted from the penalty spot near the end.