1.   After falling to its lowest level in three years last August, the four-week average has edged up for the past five months.

2.   Stocks were narrowly mixed on light volume Monday, although the Dow Jones industrial average did edge up to a new record.

3.   The Dow Jones industrial average edged downward, while the technology-laden Nasdaq composite index reached a new high for the third time this week.

4.   On Monday, some popular stock averages edged to new highs, but the broad market ended mixed after grinding through an unusually uneventful session.

5.   On the stock market, the Nikkei average edged higher following overnight firmness in European markets.

6.   On the stock market, the Nikkei average edged higher with domestic institutional investors buying some blue chips, including Sony Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd.

7.   Stocks finished mixed Thursday, as the Dow Jones industrial average edged to a new high for the second consecutive session but other indexes weakened.

8.   The Dow Jones industrial average edged past the record close reached Friday, extending its winning streak to a third straight session.

9.   The Nikkei average edged down further on Thursday, dampened by a downturn on Wall Street the day before.