Eventually you will balance your activities between short-term profit-taking and long-term accumulating. ❋ Robert G. Allen (2004)
Fastmarkets analyst James Moore believed that this was merely be short-term profit-taking.
Natural-gas futures briefly dipped into negative territory midway through the session Tuesday, which several traders attributed to profit-taking following a steep run in morning trading. ❋ Dan Strumpf (2011)
But, profit-taking and weak broad er markets dragged them to close 4% down at 641.55 rupees in a Mumbai market that ended 1.7% lower. ❋ Nupur Acharya (2011)
Among losers, energy giant Reliance Industries slipped 2.3% to 877.75 rupees on profit-taking. ❋ Khushita Vasant (2011)
MUMBAI -- Indian shares closed flat Tuesday, reversing early gains on profit-taking in software stocks ahead of quarterly earnings from Infosys. ❋ Gurdev Singh Virk (2011)
In Seoul, foreign funds were spotted snapping up Korean financial shares, keeping the broader market in the green despite the profit-taking interest from local intuitions and retail investors. ❋ Ga-Woon Philip Vahn (2012)
Nissan Motor was off 2.5% as profit-taking kicked in after its raised full-year earnings forecasts were mostly in line with market expectations. ❋ Colin Ng (2011)
Should a deal ease worries about the euro zone's debt crisis, it could spark profit-taking in safe-harbor Treasury bonds, traders said. ❋ Min Zeng (2012)
ICICI Bank snapped four straight sessions of gains due to profit-taking. ❋ Khushita Vasant (2012)
Still, investors were reluctant to make aggressive bets as regional markets faced some profit-taking pressure following recent strong gains. ❋ Ga-Woon Philip Vahn (2012)
This latest rise may partly reflect profit-taking after a strong run. ❋ Richard Barley (2011)
In Hong Kong, China's three largest state oil companies pulled back on weaker crude prices, and also due to some profit-taking after surging on Friday on China's windfall tax reform. ❋ John Phillips (2012)
"After a near 5% rally in the markets starting Friday, there was bound to be some profit-taking," said Kishor Ostwal, managing director at CNI Research Ltd. ❋ Gurdev Singh Virk (2011)
The company's shares, however, fell on profit-taking after the results and closed down 2.2% at 1,195.65 rupees. ❋ Kenan Machado (2011)
The gains aren't sustainable and shares may fall Friday on profit-taking, Mr. Prabhakar said. ❋ Khushita Vasant (2012)
"These indicators will clarify whether this is just a rough and tumble episode of profit-taking or a potential inflection point." ❋ Shri Navaratnam (2011)
Daewoo Securities was up 0.9% and Samsung Securities was up 1%, while heavyweight technology companies were down on profit-taking after their recent rally, with Samsung Electronics off 2.6%. ❋ Colin Ng (2011)
MUMBAI -- Indian shares closed lower Thursday, reversing early gains on some profit-taking after a sharp recent run-up, and subdued European markets. ❋ Gurdev Singh Virk (2011)
The Seoul market was hit by profit-taking after its recent eight-session rally was broken Tuesday. ❋ Ga-Woon Philip Vahn (2011)