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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stock indexes pared most of their earlier declines on Friday and the Dow pushed into positive territory, helped by a strong gain in shares of Procter& Gamble. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 4.42 points, or 0.03 percent, at 15,298.92. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 3.00 points, or 0.09 percent, to 3,456.42.
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NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose. 1 percent to $4.01 with 12,944,700 shares traded. Bank of America Corp. fell. 4 percent to $13.16 with 52,114,000 shares traded.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stocks fell for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the economy.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stocks fell for a third day on Friday, putting indexes on track for their first negative week since mid-April, on lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. Treasuries extended their price gains on Friday and benchmark 10- year yields dipped below 2 percent as stocks fell and investors reevaluated whether the recent bond selloff is overdone.
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*Durable goods orders rise more than expected. NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stocks fell for a third day on Friday amid lingering concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stocks fell at the open on Friday, putting Wall Street on track for its first weekly decline since mid April, amid concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 61.13 points, or 0.40 percent, to 15,233.37. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 18.98 points, or 0.55 percent, to 3,440.44.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stocks were set to open lower on Friday, setting up Wall Street for its first weekly decline since mid April, amid concern the U.S. central bank may scale back its support to the economy.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stock index futures trimmed declines on Friday after data showed orders for durable goods rose more than expected last month, providing an encouraging sign for the factory sector.
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NEW YORK, May 24- U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, setting up Wall Street for its first weekly decline since mid April, amid concern the central bank may scale back its support to the economy.
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*FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.5 pct, FTSE 100 down 0.7 pct. LONDON, May 24- European shares edged lower on Friday, dragged down by heavyweight bank HSBC and some technical selling as key indexes tested support levels, igniting concerns about further falls.
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TOKYO, May 24- Japanese government bond prices mostly fell on Friday, though they pared losses as the stock market wildly gyrated and the benchmark yield remained well shy of the one percent threshold touched a day before. The Bank of Japan's regular bond-buying operation also provided some support to prices.
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LONDON, May 24- European shares edged up on Friday, staging a small technical bounce after their biggest one-day fall in nearly a year. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 0.3 percent at 1,233.38 points while the euro zone blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 was up 0.5 percent at 2,790.65 at 0706 GMT after both indexes closed down 2.1 percent on Thursday.
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HONG KONG, May 24- China shares posted their fourth-straight weekly gain on Friday, despite weakness in property developers amid concerns that the Chinese economy may be slowing. The CSI300 of the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listings rose 0.6 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index also closed up 0.6 percent at 2,288.5 points.
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*Asian stocks outside Japan dip to 1- month lows. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan shed 0.4 percent and reached levels not seen since April 19, extending Thursday's 2.2 percent fall. "There's a lot of volatility... from Japan, which is not good for market stability or confidence," said Stan Shamu, market strategist at IG in Melbourne.
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TOKYO, May 24- The yen surged on Friday as volatility in Japanese shares after a 7.3 percent plunge the day before spooked yen-sellers, prompting a wholesale unwinding of bets to profit from the Bank of Japan's monetary easing. The dollar fell 0.3 percent to 101.63 yen, and was down 2.0 percent from Wednesday's 4-1/ 2- year high of 103.74 yen.
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TOKYO, May 24- The Nikkei share average rose on Friday in turbulent trade, stablising somewhat after a 7.3 percent dive in the previous session, but the extreme volatility and worries the bull-run may be running out of steam sidelined most buyers. The Nikkei rose 0.9 percent to 14,612.45 after dropping as much as 3.5 percent to 13,981.52 in the afternoon.
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TOKYO, May 24- Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge. The Nikkei was up 1 percent at 14,626.91 by 0543 GMT after shedding as much as 3.5 percent at one point earlier in the afternoon. The benchmark ended the morning session 2.7 percent higher.
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*Hong Kong turnover lowest in about a month as investors remain cautious on China recovery. HONG KONG, May 24- Hong Kong shares extended losses to fall to their lowest in a month on Friday with the property sector hurt by worries of a slowdown in the Chinese economy. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong fell 0.3 percent.
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TOKYO, May 24- Japan's Nikkei share average fell below 14,000 for the first time in three weeks at one point on Friday afternoon, extending the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge.