The market's other major indicators also finished lower.
All the major indicators are moving in the right direction.
Major indicators of social well-being, from infant mortality to life expectancy, had rolled backward.
In all its own major indicators, moreover, Coke stayed within the boundaries it ascribed for itself last year, albeit narrowly.
Major indicators of credit scarcity, notably the difference between overnight lending rates and longer maturities, have been virtually unchanged.
China's premier, Li Keqiang, intervened to say the economy's fundamentals were good and major indicators were improving.
Major indicators climbed for the week after investors grew more upbeat about the health of banks.
While there has been some improvement in the economy, most major indicators still show below-average growth.
"Economic growth and other major indicators are all staying within the range of forecast targets," he said.
Industry analysts say three major indicators of a healthy credit card market may now be in place: a strong economy, stable interest rates and market consolidation.
Otherwise, focus on major indicators like gross domestic product, jobs, inflation, and measures of wages and income, perhaps along with consumer confidence.
