Us stocks struggle for direction

The dow was the most stable, staying above friday's close for all but a few minutes.The dow michael kors handbags closed up 37.69 points at 12, 959.71.That marked four straight days of gains, only the second time that has happened so far this year.

The dow has now erased a nerve wracking 204 point loss it suffered last tuesday, when investors sent stocks lower over concerns about greece.The dow's trading range of 56.38 points was its narrowest in more than 11 months.

"The market is going to continue to feel very schizophrenic,"Said carol pepper, ceo and founder of pepper international, a money management firm in new york. "Some days it's depressed, some days it's excited, some days it's terrified. "

The 10 industry groups in the s 500 were evenly split between gainers and losers.Util ... Read more »