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NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Stocks pared losses in late trading to finished mixed Thursday as uncertainty about the euro zone persisted.
The action was similar to Wednesday's session, although the major U.S. equity indices traded in a much tighter range. Early weakness amid continued speculation about Greece's future gave way as the day wore on.
Sentiment may have gotten a boost from remarks made by Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. In an interview broadcast on Italian television, the premier said the region might soon issue euro bonds, according to a Bloomberg report. The plan for joint eurozone debt has been put forth by some European Monetary Union members, most notably French President Francois Hollande, the newly elected socialist successor to Nicolas Sarkozy, but Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has been staunchly opposed to the idea.
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