11.   But with little activity ahead of the Christmas holiday, the market lacked direction.

12.   But with little activity ahead of the Christmas holiday, the market lacked direction, traders said.

13.   But traders said the market lacked incentives to move in either direction, leaving the Nikkei listless since its surge at the end of last week.

14.   Domestic institutional investors were buying some blue chips, including Sony Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd., but the market generally lacked direction, analysts said.

15.   For liquid and non liquid four five and six months BAs market still lacked buyers.

16.   In New Zealand, the key stock index finished at its lows, with brokers saying the market lacked direction.

17.   In the absence of any sensitive economic news, the market lacked direction.

18.   The market has lacked clear direction, in spite of the fact it appears unlikely that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again.

19.   The market lacked fresh market-moving news, traders said.

20.   The markets have lacked a clear direction for weeks, in spite of the fact that additional interest rates seem unlikely.