Sentence examples for modestly lower from inspiring English sources

Broader indexes were also modestly lower.

Stock prices in Europe were modestly lower and in New York a little higher.

Stocks are modestly lower, while gold, a traditional haven for investors, continues to climb in value.

Stock trading was light yesterday, and most indexes were modestly lower.

When trading stopped in New York, rates on outstanding Treasury bills were modestly lower, but remained above 6percentt.

Wall Street's hope for a rebound fizzled yesterday as stocks fluctuated throughout the day before closing modestly lower.

But the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index and the Nasdaq both inched modestly lower for the week.

HOUSTON — This holiday season, consumers can expect a gift that should ease their burdens a bit: modestly lower gasoline prices.

It found that people who cut their dietary salt intake in half were able to modestly lower their blood pressure.

Pet owners also tended to report greater amounts of physical activity, and modestly lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

It suggested that eating significantly less salt would modestly lower blood pressure; it said nothing about whether this would reduce hypertension, prevent heart disease or lengthen life.