US stocks were little changed as mixed economic data and a cautious forecast from economic bellwether FedEx kept the market locked in its recent tight trading range.
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The Dow Jones industrial average gained 22.1 points, or 0.2 percent, to 10,594.83. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 0.4 points, or 0.04 percent, to 1,124.67. The Nasdaq Composite Index gained 1.9 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,303.25.
European shares closed lower, as investors worried that high US jobless numbers, despite falls in weekly claims, and disappointing British retail sales could signal a slowdown in the pace of economic recovery.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares ended 0.8 percent lower at 1,075.90 points to hit its lowest closing level in a week.
Japan's Nikkei share average ended down 0.1 percent after earlier climbing to the highest since August 10. Large and liquid exporter stocks did well, with both Toyota Motor Corp and Sony up 1.7 percent.
Despite the Nikkei's stand-out equity gains this week, Japan has significantly underperformed other advanced stock markets in the current quarter. US and European stocks are up some 9 percent while Japan has eked out a gain of 1.3 percent.
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