51.   Stocks posted moderate gains in a largely directionless session Wednesday as analysts and investors waited for a much hoped-for January rally.

52.   Stocks also advanced in Europe with London and the other major markets there running up modest to moderate gains.

53.   Stocks ended an uneven session with moderate gains Thursday as investors vacillated between optimism and fear about the economy.

54.   Stocks posted moderate gains.

55.   Technology stocks recorded more moderate gains, however, ahead of earnings due out late in the day from bellwether Intel.

56.   The dollar saw moderate gains against most major currencies in quiet trading Monday.

57.   The Dow industrials manages a moderate gain, but tech stocks continue their slide.

58.   The dollar made moderate gains on the euro following the release of a survey showing sharp decline in business confidence in Germany.

59.   The dollar skidded, gold rose and bond prices posted moderate gains.

60.   The Dow industrials managed a moderate gain, but tech stocks continued their slide.