Many major stocks were down on continuing anxiety about the economy.

All three major American stock gauges even managed to wind up slightly higher.

Some major stocks have done quite well over the period, however.

"This is the only major stock in the semiconductor group that didn't do well."

The major stock gauges fell more than 3 percent for the day.

Standard & Poor's index of 500 major stocks also dropped 0.41 point, to 448.13.

By 1977 the system had won sales with half the world's major stock exchanges.

"It's only a bull market in the sense that the big major stocks haven't come down 10 percent," he said.

Most major stock gauges moved higher through nearly all of yesterday's session.

The two other major stock market gauges also fell yesterday and for the week.