Quiet Trading Prevails Most of Day
NEW YORK, March 17 OP.ÛÓThe stock . market wandered along quietly today but j closed higher following a late rally by steels. |</br></br>It was the third straight advance for the I market since it suffered a major setback in a reaction that started a week ago Monday. The market now has retraced a little better than 40 percent of the break.</br></br>Most changes either way today were~quite small. Only a handful of stocks gained or lost as much as a point. Some were outstanding.</br></br>Remington Rand and Sperry Corp. provided a prime feature of trading after they announced plans for a merger.</br></br>Remington Rand opened on 11,000 shares up 2"/r , and Sperry started on blocks of 10,000 and 5000 Up 6Vs.