Sure, the S.& P. 500 index remained quite stable during the technology rout early last week.
"The market hit new highs today, while the contrition index remained at zero".
Cash flows into Total Bond Market Index remained strong after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The index remained above 30 from early August until last week.
The new export order index remained at 46.6, the same as in July.
The price index remained high at 76 in April but was down from a spike to 79.8 the month before.
The technology-laden Nasdaq composite index remained in losing territory, however, ending down 29.62, or 0.67percentt, at 4,382.12.
But even after that unprecedented jump, the index remained 525 points lower than it ended on Election Day and 29percentt lower for the year.
Still, the index remained only 4.2percentt below its all-time high, set less than a month ago on Oct. 9.
Employment in manufacturing continued to decline in November, and that index remained below the 50 level for the 26th consecutive month -- at 43.8, down from 45.0 in October.
While that represented an improvement, economists cautioned that the index remained at recessionary levels and showed continued deterioration in business activity.
