61.   Lackluster trading in the bond market Tuesday provided no direction for equities.

62.   They also provide direction on the topic involved, according to officials in both parties.

63.   Earnings reports of companies for the three months to March however would provide some direction for the rest of the week, he said.

64.   Lawrence de Leon of KGI Securities Inc. said the release of first-quarter gross domestic product figures next week would provide some direction to the market.