1.   Analysts pointed to the limited rally and the declines among small- company shares as indicators the market remained vulnerable to further declines in the near term.

2.   ANZ led the decline among finance stocks.

3.   Bank stocks led a decline among stocks in the Jacksonville area, as concern about earnings outweighed optimism over a possible cut in interest rates.

4.   Brazilian stocks were little changed as gains in shares of Petroleo Brasileiro and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA were offset by declines among bank and consumer stocks.

5.   Brazilian stocks were little changed as gains in Petroleo Brasileiro SA and Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA were offset by declines among bank and consumer stocks.

6.   But there was no such decline among mothers who were single, African-American or Hispanic or did not pursue education beyond high school.

7.   But trading overall was lackluster, and declines among financial shares dragged down the Dow Jones industrial average.

8.   Canadian stocks closed little changed as Diamond Fields Resources Ltd. shares surged on news of a takeover by Falconbridge Ltd., offsetting declines among other metals producers.

9.   Chemical shares led declines among dollar earners.

10.   Canadian stocks were mixed, with gains by Northern Telecom Ltd. and Canadian Pacific Ltd. tempered by declines among gold producers like Barrick Gold Corp.