11. Banks helped boost the broad market as bond yields fell, brightening the outlook for their profit margins. 12. Banks helped lead the gains in the broad market as bond yields fell, brightening the outlook for their profit margins. 13. Better-than-expected earnings at companies such as Campbell Soup Co. and Samsonite Corp. helped boost the broad market. 14. A. Michael Lipper, chairman of Lipper Inc., the research firm, said such stocks could be among the most susceptible to a broad market downdraft. 15. Airline stocks have also historically underperformed the broad market averages. 16. All of the broad market indexes ended the year in negative territory, but the indexes most heavily weighted toward technology fared the worst. 17. All our companies are selling far below the benchmarks for the broad market. 18. Broad market indexes also fell today. 19. Broad market indexes also gained. 20. Broad market indexes also gave back early gains. |