Yesterday's morning rally had little steam, leaving few gains at the close.
The morning political rally was an extraordinary sight in the capital, whose military-appointed Government has long terrorized its citizens.
Traders said the early morning rally was fueled solely by the index, which appeared positive throughout.
The prime rate increase wiped out a morning rally, but share prices recovered and ended the day with small gains.
Stocks got a lift from a morning rally in the bond market, traders said.
That caused a slight morning rally on the Big Board before stocks began to head down.
Traders sold, cutting short the early morning rally.
Prices of Treasury securities moved lower again, as a morning rally was cut short by selling.
The huge morning rally encouraged seven corporations to price a total of $1.645 billion worth of debt offerings in the new-issue market.
After a brief morning rally failed, many specialist firms were actually closer to going under than they had been on Monday.
