Market Rally Attempt Fails
NEW YORK, March 2 (AP)ÛÓThe stock market strained today to keep its recent upward momentum but failed, ending on the down side.</br></br>2.GG points to 942.07 at the close. On Tuesday, it had jumped 8.31 points, its highest gain of the year.</br></br>Big Hoard volume was 18.01 million shares in a (lull trading session, down from the 19.48 million recorded Tuesday.</br></br>ing trades in those stocks on regional exchanges and in the over-the-counter market, came to 21.25 million shares.</br></br>The Dow started the day higher, continuing a rally that began late Monday, but peaked when it was up more than two points.