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Market Commentary 3/30/01: Major equity indexes closed with modest gains after a very disappointing first quarter. The DJIA rose 0.8% to 9879, led by strength in American Express, a beneficiary of takeover speculation with financial giant Citigroup. NYSE breadth was strong at 20-10 positive, while NASDAQ breadth was also positive at 23-15. The best performing S&P sectors included communication equipment, cellular, electronic instrumentation, and oil and gas refining. The weakest sectors included semiconductors, autos, and chemicals. /Arbeter ------------------------------- CLOSING FIGURES ------------------------------- DOLLAR Mixed: NASDAQ 1840.25 +19.68 : S&P 500 1160.34 +12.39 10-YR YIELD 4.92%: VOLUME 1,277,597,000 : DJIA 9878.78 +79.72_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP |
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