11.   The Dow industrial average closed at a record high.

12.   The Dow industrial average closed just slightly higher.

13.   But it failed to put investors in a buying mood Tuesday, as the Dow Jones industrial average closed moderately lower and the Nasdaq composite index edged slightly higher.

14.   The Dow Jones industrial average closed higher Tuesday for the fifth consecutive session.

15.   The Dow Jones industrial average closed with a modest, single-digit gain.

16.   The Nikkei average closed lower for the first time in seven sessions.

17.   The previous day, the Nikkei average had closed at its highest level in more than a year.