On the Nasdaq, advancers barely beat out decliners by 4 to 3 on volume of 1.82 billion shares.

在纳斯达克，涨股以四比三击败跌股，日均总成交量为18.2亿股.。

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On the New York Stock Exchange, advancers beat decliners by 2 to 1 on a volume of 1.20 billion.

在纽交所，涨股以二比一击败跌股，日均总成交量为12亿股。

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Advancers edged just past decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.3 billion shares traded.

纽约证券交易所全天上涨的股票数刚刚超过下跌的股票数，全天有13亿股股票成交。

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Phone companies and the makers of consumer staples were the biggest decliners, dropping 1 percent and 0.4 percent respectively.

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But studies like Fiocco's suggest that it may be possible to turn "decliners" into "maintainers" by encouraging social and intellectual engagement.

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Asia markets closed mostly lower Friday, with energy and banking stocks notable decliners, as ongoing concerns over Europe's debt crisis kept investors sidelined.

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