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Shares of Starbux were showing modest gains on the news, up about one half of one percent so far.

Shares showed modest gains on Monday, the first day of trading since the market took one of its steepest plunges in months.

In contrast, Asian stocks posted modest gains on what started out as a quiet day.

After trading mostly lower throughout the day, stocks in the United States managed some modest gains on Monday.

Stocks made modest gains on Tuesday for a positive start to the second half of the year.

The region's lackluster performance was despite modest gains on Wall Street where stocks rose on signs that global manufacturing is on the mend.

Stocks managed a modest gain on Thursday, as Wall Street moved cautiously before Friday's jobs report, hopeful that the global financial system is on the mend.

"This gives us a modest gain on paper but that's not why we did it -- we're greedier than that," said Kevin Landry, chief executive of TA Associates.

Stocks ended a seesaw day with a modest gain on Wednesday after investors found some positive trends in retail earnings reports.

Sales figures for 2010 showed a modest gain on the previous year, and Gian Giacomo Ferraris, CEO of the Versace SpA group, has forecast "a significant growth in retail and wholesale sales, as well as a return to profitability" for 2011.

The Dow will look to extend its rally after posting a modest gain on Tuesday.