Reuters - Stocks fell on Thursday, extending earlier losses after a reading on Midwest business growth was revised downward, though it remained in expansionary territory.

AP - The stock market looked to end 2009 on a down note as institutional investors made some last-minute adjustments to their portfolios.

AP - Stocks ended the next-to-last day of 2009 little changed as welcome news on manufacturing helped offset a drop in commodities prices.

AP - Asian stock markets added to a year of big gains in the final day of trading for 2009.

Reuters - (Reuters) U.S. stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Thursday for the last trading session of the year, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.1 percent at 3.48 a.m. ET.

AFP - The Sri Lankan stock exchange more than doubled in value in 2009, figures showed Wednesday on the last day of trading for the year.

AP - European stock markets were mixed during sluggish year-end trading Wednesday after Wall Street snapped a six-day advance overnight and Asian markets fluctuated.