Sentence examples for moderately higher from inspiring English sources

[C7.] Stocks moved moderately higher.

At moderately higher temperatures, current flows readily in either direction.

European markets, which closed before the downgrades, were moderately higher.

Buying resumed yesterday on Wall Street, sending share prices moderately higher after a bout of profit taking ran its course.

U.S. stocks, which had opened moderately higher, also gave back those gains.

Some analysts even say that moderately higher yields on German bonds would be healthy.

The stock market, which had been trading moderately higher before the Fed's announcement, gave up some of its early gains after the Fed's announcement in midafternoon.

"Restoring inventory-to-sales ratios to moderately higher levels will require substantial inventory investment," said Steven Wood, president of Insight Economics in Danville, Calif.

More signs of the improving business climate -- better-than-expected holiday sales and Nokia's more positive fourth-quarter outlook -- sent stocks moderately higher yesterday.

By the end of the day, investors had taken to their recent approach of bidding blue chips moderately higher and selling technology issues.

The rise in oil prices helped to lift energy stocks like Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Marathon Oil, which closed moderately higher.