The stock market was modestly higher on the third slowest day of the year, as 123.3 million shares changed hands.

Markets The stock market traded lower for most of the day, reacting to poor economic reports, but it closed modestly higher.

Gold prices moved modestly higher at home after a mixed showing overseas.

Prices of Treasury securities moved modestly higher in light trading, with economic reports having little impact.

Oil prices for most companies also were modestly higher than in the third quarter a year ago.

Prices of Treasury securities moved modestly higher in light trading.

There is some modestly higher ground to the west of the town.

In Mexico, the stock market and the currency, the peso, moved modestly higher.

The rest of the stock market was modestly higher.

Investors shrugged off a flow of positive news yesterday and the stock market closed modestly higher.