81.   Broader market indicators were modestly higher, but the gains came on weak breadth, with the number of declining issues and advancing issues roughly even.

82.   Broader stock indicators posted wider gains, with advancing issues outnumbering decliners by a sizable margin on most exchanges.

83.   But in a sign that investors may not have a lot of conviction, advancing issues barely edged out decliners on the New York Stock Exchange.

84.   Declining issues outnumbered advancing issues by about a three-to-one margin.

85.   Momentum, as measured by things like the ratio of advancing issues to decliners and trading volume, has been weak.

86.   On the New York Stock Exchange, advancing issues narrowly outnumbered decliners.

87.   On the New York Stock Exchange, advancing issues were nearly even with decliners.

88.   On the NYSE, advancing issues narrowly led decliners.

89.   The number of advancing issues were almost even with declining issues on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market.

90.   Volume has picked up, and the number of advancing issues compared to decliners has improved since last fall.