Both companies issued mildly positive outlook statements, and the stocks have been behaving rather well since the earnings calls.

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After watching the funeral procession pass, he said his sign had elicited mostly mildly positive reactions from the crowd.

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South Korea's Kospi gained 0.3% to 1957.18, while Japan's Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.4% to 8849.47 after a mildly positive open.

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