Market Wrap

A big recovery fizzled as the inflation-sensitive market looked to the next batch of reports for a snapshot of the economy. Still, the Nasdaq clawed back from Monday's sell-off to close up 9.67 points at 1829.98, a 0.53 percent increase. The Dow lost 17.19 at 8945.00, a 0.19 percent dip. Most Internet stocks followed the lead of Amazon.com, which rose 14.50 to US$92.25.

A big recovery fizzled as the inflation-sensitive market looked to the next batch of reports for a snapshot of the economy. Still, the Nasdaq clawed back from Monday's sell-off to close up 9.67 points at 1829.98, a 0.53 percent increase. The Dow lost 17.19 at 8945.00, a 0.19 percent dip. Most Internet stocks followed the lead of Amazon.com, which rose 14.50 to US$92.25.