Market Unchanged In Day of Drifting
The Dow Jones average closed unchanged' at 760.68, after wandering only a point or two throughout most of the day.</br></br>Analysts described the session as lackluster. Most investors stayed on the sidelines, they said, in the absence of ket ÛÏneutral.Û He said it appeared to be pulling in its wings after recent rises by some of the more speculative issues.</br></br>Theodore Bukowski, analyst for E. F. Hutton & Co., said he looked for a ÛÏquiet, drifting marketÛ over the near term as investors wait to see how quarterly earnings will shape up. He noted that they are expected to provide a clue whether the administrationÛªs game plan for economic recovery is on schedule.</br></br>However, declines outnumbered advances 666 to 628 on the New York Stock Exchange, while 278 stocks were unchanged.</br></br>9.7	million shares, compared to 14.8 million shares Wednesday. The slow Volume was due in part to observance of the Jewish New Year.