51.   The auto sector, composed of economically sensitive stocks, was generally strong.

52.   The Dow fell because prices dropped for economically sensitive stocks like Aluminum Company of America, International Paper,and Caterpillar.

53.   To be sure, that is a bit misleading, concealing volatility that was especially damaging to interest-rate sensitive stocks such as homebuilders and utilities.

54.   While technology stocks have been very strong until Friday, many economically sensitive stocks have been weak, and that continued Friday.

55.   Other economically sensitive stocks fell, as investors worried that capital-intensive and exporting companies would suffer the most if interest rates rise.

56.   A cut in rates within the next few weeks could see buyers attracted to interest rate sensitive stocks like banks and property companies, dealers said.

57.   And when the business outlook improves, investors head back into economically sensitive stocks, which reward them with bigger returns over the long term.

58.   But by Thursday, investors were in the throes of a broad selloff, chucking economically sensitive stocks, banking and financial issues, and those of international companies.

59.   But it was potentially bad news for economically sensitive stocks that respond quickly to changes in economic outlook.

60.   But not all economically sensitive stocks are doing poorly.