1.   On the New York Stock Exchange, declining issues edged advancing issues by a slim margin in relatively light trading.

2.   Advancing issues edged past decliners on the Big Board.

3.   But in a sign that investors may not have a lot of conviction, advancing issues barely edged out decliners on the New York Stock Exchange.

4.   Declining issues barely edged out advancing ones on the New York Stock Exchange.

5.   Technology issues edged higher.

6.   The Nikkei index seesawed all day, rising briefly as technology issues edged up.