Sentence examples for gain the day from inspiring English sources

Others eavesdropped on slaveholders and passed along information that "the Union soldiers were going to gain the day" and that "we would be free".

Shares in the Dutch bank rose 1.03 euros ($1.37), or 3.4%, to 30.97 euros ($41.20), in Tuesday afternoon trading in Amsterdam, adding to a 9.7% gain the day before.

Of the last 11 stocks added to the S&P 500, seven showed a gain the day after they were added to the index.

Most of the time when you win an award, it is not merit or talent that gains the day.

Stocks typically rise the day before and after Thanksgiving, but tend to give up some of their gains the Monday thereafter.

But the won soared on Friday afternoon, with a gain for the day of 6.3percentt.

Overall, after a slow start, the market managed a reasonable gain on the day despite the continuing eurozone crisis.

That's on top of an 18.54% gain throughout the day while the markets were open.

Yahoo shares closed above the $38 mark today, cresting that barrier for the first time since early 2006 on the strength of a nearly 4percentt gain on the day.

Fat reserves were scored between 1500 and 1600 hours to detect differences in mass gain during the day (see Appendix for further details).

Nevertheless, consumer stocks helped to lead the gains throughout the day.