1.   But markets often pause at big round numbers and especially at millennial marks.

2.   Some analysts say the market may be pausing to consolidate the strong gains of the last week.

3.   Lehman Brothers senior equity strategist Arun Kumar said that share prices had opened lower on expectations that the market would pause after two strong days.

4.   Some analysts said the market was merely pausing on its upward trend.

5.   Still, analysts said the session was a chance for the markets to pause as traders reflect on the strong gains of recent weeks.

6.   The market paused following gains over the previous two days which allowed it to pick up ground lost last week.