Stocks Close tVLVia  
NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (AP)ÛÓThe, stock market settled for a mixed showing today after a late rally failed to attract much support.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, off about 7 points at midsession and up about 3 late in the afternoon, finished with a 1.48-point gain at 1,088.91. Most other market indicators showed small declines.</br></br>Volume on the New York Stock Exchange slowed to 74.93 million shares from 82.10 million Wednesday. In the daily tally on the Big Board, about four stocks declined in price for every three that rose. The exchangeÛªs composite index slipped 0.05 point to 85.13.</br></br>Nationwide turnover in NYSE-listed issues, including trades in those stocks on regional exchanges and in the over-the-counter market, totaled 85.95 million shares.</br></br>Standard & PoorÛªs index of 400 industrials rose 0.02 point to 165.78, ,and S&PÛªs 500-stock composite index was up 0.01 point at 147.44.