1.   Block and other tax preparers depend on the indicators to make refund anticipation loans.

2.   Four other indicators made a negative contribution to the index.

3.   After trading in negative territory all day, the key indicator made an abrupt turnaround with news of the land auction.

4.   After trading in negative territory all day, the key indicator made an abrupt turnaround as news of the land auction trickled into the market.

5.   Broader stock indicators also made some progress.

6.   Broader indicators also made solid advances after struggling to stay in positive territory in earlier dealings.

7.   Broader indicators made modest advances after struggling in the morning to stay in positive territory.

8.   The indicator had made gains in the early morning, but then lost most of them.