In China, the Shanghai Composite ended down 0.1% at 2225.30 in light trading before a four-day holiday weekend.
The markets managed to pick up some momentum today, despite a mixed bag of economic data and light trading volume.
In relatively light trading, the biggest gainers in the Dow Jones were two IT companies - IBM and Hewlett-Packard, both up over 1%.
Now, as that momentary pause has stretched out to over a month of light trading activity, Tomczyk is suggesting that the caution is more systemic.
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The markets picked up some modest gains earlier in the afternoon with light trading, but pared those gains as investors took in news of another possible downgrade.
In light currency trading, the dollar gained ground against the euro and then yen.
European shares closed lower on Friday on what was a relatively light day of trading due to the American Fourth of July holiday and the closure of trading on Wall Street.
It was curious that heavy sell orders hit the gold market Tuesday when New York and London markets were closed and at a time when Asian trading was light.
The Hildebrands' trading came to light because an employee at his private bank leaked the information.
These problems will be especially acute in the final minutes of the year, when trading is very light.
After the trading loss came to light last year, Ms Drew resigned after 30 years with the bank and voluntarily paid back two years' worth of salary.
Trading volume is typically light on a holiday shortened week.
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In light of the current wave of insider trading cases, it appears not.
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But Byrne simultaneously has been trying to light a fire about a controversial phenomenon in trading known as naked short-selling, and his soapbox may have become bigger this week.
Markets resume trading Friday, but traditionally activity is light as many traders like to extend the holiday.
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Passover begins Tuesday and the markets are closed on Good Friday, so trading volume is likely to be very light.
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The combination of those key factors made trading Revis all but inevitable, especially in light of his willingness to play hardball in previous negotiations with the Jets and their unwillingness to keep him at too high a cost.
Belatedly, the Securities and Exchange Commission and NYSE may now get serious about the kind of "due diligence" needed to protect U.S. and other shareholders, particularly given the "green light" provided June 24 or 25 to resume the trading of Brilliance stock.
In light of the weakness gold exhibited this year, several banks and trading firms lowered their forecasts for gold.
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The Office of Fair Trading has given Facebook's takeover bid for Instagram the green light after deciding not to refer it to the Competition Commission.
We are revisiting our estimate in light of the growing European debt crisis, the long-term impact of the trading scandal and other factors.
The 42-year-old's con came to light when drivers who had been stopped by police for holding no insurance complained to trading standards about Aston Midshires Insurance.
Options activity was light on Monday, with 1.6 million calls and 1.7 million puts trading on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).
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