Indeed, stocks of some competitors dipped earlier this week on rumors that the Viagra results would be very strong.

With the situation still unclear, Federated's stock dipped 50 cents yesterday, to $69.25.

The stock has since dipped slightly, closing yesterday at $56.75, down 25 cents.

In the first nine months, the stock dipped about 20 percent.

When recession hit in 1975, the firm's stock dipped to $2 per share.

The stock dipped in early April, and he began purchasing shares again for an average price of about $15.

Smaller stocks were also off, dipping below the record levels they reached on Friday.

The stocks of the other three oil companies dipped yesterday.

But last week the stock dipped below $20 before closing at $21.50.

Once stocks dip low enough, investors expect the pension funds to step in and begin to buy.