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NEW YORK, April 11ÛÓThe stock market moved broadly lower today, its retreat accelerating during the day as skeptical investors questioned whether interest rates were headed lower.</br></br>Retail stocks fell in advance of ThursdayÛªs government report on March sales, and drug and technology issues were prominent among the losers. Some auto and brokerage stocks rose.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 7.33 points to 1,130.97, ending a string of three consecutive rises. The blue-chip index is only slightly higher than last ThursdayÛªs closing of 1,130.55, which had been the lowest since April 8, 1983.</br></br>Analysts said investors were skeptical that interest rates were generally headed lower, despite a return to single digits of a key short-term interest rate.</br></br>The federal funds rate, the interest on interbank loans, slipped below 10 percent earlier this week, raising hopes that interest rates have leveled off following a three-month rise. The funds rate was trading at 9 percent as the stock exchanges closed today, up from 8% percent Tuesday.