The stock market traded in a tight range Monday following mixed news about banks and a drop in airline stocks. loadposition in-article Investors remained concerned about the fallout from civil fraud charges that regulators filed last week against Goldman Sachs , but on the plus side Citigroup ‘s earnings came in much better than expected. Shares of airlines fell after most European airports remained closed for a fifth day following the spread of ash from a volcano in Iceland. Analysts estimated that airline losses topped $1 billion. The Dow Jones industrials rose about 14 points in afternoon trading. Broader indexes also dropped. American Airlines parent AMR Corp. and United parent UAL Corp. each lost about 5 percent. A jump in the Conference Board ‘s index of leading economic indicators gave some support to the market. The report signals that economic activity will strengthen in the next three to six months. The Conference…

April 19th, 2010
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