Leading indicators climb 0.2% in August, vs. expectations for 0.4% gain
September 19, 2014 at 10:00 AM EDT
Please check back for further updates.. Economists in a consensus survey expected t he Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for August is to post a 0.4 percent gain, compared to 0.9 percent in the previous month.. In early trading, Wall Street stocks extended the previous day's gains.