NEW YORK Cheap Rams Jerseys , Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed narrowly mixed Monday to kick off a holiday shortened week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average marking another record closing high, as major indices were poised to wrap up 2013 with the biggest gains in more than one decade.


The Dow added 25.88 points, or 0.16 percent, to 16,504.29. The S&P 500 edged down 0.33 point, or 0.02 percent Derek Carrier Rams Jersey , to 1,841.07. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 2.40 points, or 0.06 percent, to 4,154. 20.


The three indices hovered around the flatline before finishing in mixed territory, with the blue-chip Dow on track for the best yearly gain since 1996 and the broader S&P 500 expected to notch the best year since 1997.


Going towards the end of the year, investors are considered to tend to hold their breath Ethan Westbrooks Rams Jersey , reluctant to make a big wager at the close of a blockbuster year for the U.S. equity market.


However, some analysts still expressed their optimism on Wall Street in 2014 following its whopping gain in the outgoing year.


Thomas Lee, chief U.S. equity strategist at JP Morgan, predicted that the S&P 500 could hit 2,075 points by the end of 2014, representing a double-digit gain from now, in an interview with CNBC Monday. He also said that there is a one in three chance that the U.S. equity market can repeat this year's impressive rally next year.


On the economic front John Sullivan Rams Jersey , U.S. pending home sales index, a forward- looking indicator based on contract signings, edged up 0.2 percent to 101.7 in November from a downwardly revised 101.5 in October, according to the National Association of Realtors.


With a light economic calendar, trading volume is expected to remain thin this week, as the U.S. stock market will be closed Wednesday for New Year's Day.


In corporate news, Twitter shares continued to dip Tyrunn Walker Rams Jersey , down 5.08 percent to 60.51 U.S. dollars a share, after an analyst at Macquarie last Friday downgraded the microblogging site's stock to underperform from neutral, citing a lack of change in fundamentals to justify its recent stock rally.


Overseas, the stock markets posted a mixed picture, with European stocks ending in negative territory broadly and the Japanese benchmark Nikkei index refreshing a new high in six years.



Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage said on Sunday he was increasingly concerned that a vote for Britain to leave the European Union could be overturned by a powerful group of the bloc's supporters.


In an interview with Britain's Observer newspaper, Farage, former head of the eurosceptic UK Independence Party Kayvon Webster Rams Jersey , said a well-organized and funded group of campaigners that wants to remain in the EU was drowning out those who want to leave.


"The Remain side is making all the running," said Farage. "They have a majority in parliament, and unless we get ourselves organized we could lose the historic victory that was Brexit."


Last week, Farage said he was warming to the idea of holding a second vote on Britain's membership of the EU to settle the argument - an idea written off by other Brexit campaigners who urged the government to press on with the exit talks.


In 2016, Britons voted 52 to 48 percent in favour of ending its membership of the EU. Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a second referendum, saying her government was seeking an amicable divorce with the EU which will safeguard the economy and enable Britain to secure trade deals with other countries.


But some Brexit campaigners fear her approach has led to the watering down of several of their demands, including the ability to reduce immigration and to reclaim sovereignty by leaving the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.


Several pro-EU campaigners say the need for a second referendum has become more pressing.


(Agencies)



CANBERRA Nickell Robey-Coleman Rams Jersey , Jan. 12 (Xinhua) --Former world number one Novak Djokovic faces a brutal challenge if he is to win the Australian Open in his comeback to tennis.


Djokovic, 30, enters the 2018 Australian Open as the 14th seed, the first time he has been ranked outside the top 10 at the year's first Grand Slam in a decade, after missing much of 2017 with an elbow injury.


His hopes for a triumphant return at Melbourne Park were dealt a blow at the Australian Open draw on Thursday night with the Serbian set to face former top-10 player Gael Monfils in the second round before running into fourth seed Aleander Zverev and 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka.


Even if the six-time Australian Open champion should clear all those hurdles he could encounter 2017 champion Roger Federer in the semifinals.


Federer, who turned back the clock to win two Grand Slams in 2017 after a five-year drought, on Thursday night described the season as "unbelievable."


"I don't usually like going to draws Andrew Whitworth Rams Jersey , I just want to see the sheet. But what a pleasure to be here on Margaret Court Arena. Last year was an amazing final and it's great to be back," he said.


A string of local hopes were also dealt difficult draws; 17-year-old Destanee Aiava will face world number one Simona Halep while fellow teenager Alex De Minaur, who has made the semi-finals at both the Brisbane and Sydney Internationals, will play Tomas Berdych.


Berdych, the 17th seed, has never lost to an Australian at a Grand Slam in seven matches.


"He's a very talented player. Has a very high level. I'm just going to go out there, try to weather the storm Connor Barwin Rams Jersey , and try to play my game," De Minaur said.


Seeded women in the tournament were lucky to avoid the threat of Maria Sharapova who is ranked 47th in the world after serving a doping suspension in 2017.


China's Zhang Shuai was not as lucky, drawing 2017 US Open Champ Sloane Stephens as she attempts to recreate the success of 2016 when she made the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.


Peng Shuai, China's highest ranked tennis player, was drawn against a qualifier.<.

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