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Major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street Tuesday after spending much of the day wobbling between gains and losses. For parts of the afternoon the market had looked like it would recoup some of the losses it took in a big pullack a day earlier, but by the closing bell even those gains had mostly fizzled.

Shares fell nearly 4 per cent in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai closed.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Friday, marking a feeble ending to an up-and-down week of trading. The S&P 500 index lost 0.9%. The benchmark index had its second straight weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq fell 0.9%.

Asian shares were mixed on Friday after a hodge-podge of economic data led Wall Street to close mostly lower.

Shares were higher in Europe on Thursday after a mixed day of trading in Asia, where most major benchmarks declined.

Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday after Japan and China released data that were weaker than expected.Shares fell in Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul but rose in Sydney. Japan reported that its exports rose 26.2% in August from a year earlier, but that was well below forecasts for a rise of over 30%, Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics said in a commentary.

European stocks opened flat while Asian markets declined Wednesday after U.S. inflation was lower than expected amid unease about the impact of the coronavirus's delta variant.

Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for an update on U.S. inflation that has been stronger than expected.

Stocks rose broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as investors try to shake off the market's biggest weekly drop since June.

Stocks are opening broadly higher on Wall Street Monday as the market regains a more solid footing following its biggest weekly drop since June. The S&P 500 added 0.6% in the early going, with technology and energy companies posting some of the biggest gains.

Stocks gave up an early gain and ended lower on Wall Street Thursday, keeping the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq on track for their first weekly losses in three weeks. Technology and health care companies posted the biggest losses, offsetting gains in energy companies and banks.

Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after further losses on Wall Street following a Federal Reserve report showing U.S. economic activity slowed this summer.

Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, where weak jobs data and pandemic concerns weighed on sentiment.

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Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors awaited U.S. hiring data some appear to hope will be weak enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to postpone winding down economic stimulus.

Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after soft U.S. jobs data fueled optimism the Federal Reserve might feel less pressure to wind down stimulus.

Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday as investors weighed the economic impact of the spread of the coronavirus's delta variant and Wall Street ended August with a gain for the seventh straight month.

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Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google boost tech-heavy Nasdaq as Dow slows and S&P 500 banking index falls