Volume came to 676.11 million shares, well below yesterday's 821.55 million. The NYSE composite index gained 0.59 to 672.53, the American Stock Exchange composite index rose 2.87 to 934.81 and the Russell 2000 index of small companies was up 1.81 at 525.11. Its yield rose 1 basis point to 5.67 percent. Analysts said today's tepid trading was reflective of a number of crosscurrents now at work on Wall Street. But on the whole, the markets are in something of a holding pattern.
Volume is very low.
N.C. Some investors sold stocks to capture recent profits. Technology stocks took the brunt.