Stock Market Down Slightly
NEW YORK, May 12 (AP) ÛÓThe stock market moved slightly lower today but recovered some of its losses in buying before the close.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks, down more than 5 points during the day, closed off 1.36 at 025.54 in fairly active trading.</br></br>Losers outnumbered gainers by only a small fraction among issues traded on the New York Stock Exchange,</br></br>One analyst described it as "a tug of war marketÛ as buyers stepped in near the presumed bottom trading range this afternoon to take advantage of prices that have moved lower in recent days.</br></br>The Dow average closed down more than 9 points on Wednesday and shows a net loss of more than 11 points so Tar tfois week.