In March, Bespoke Investment Group conducted a survey of its subscribers to gauge overall market sentiment. There were 299 respondents with 203 of those identified as institutional investors.
In a quiet trading day on Wall Street, the major averages closed mixed with the Dow and S&P rising and the Nasdaq falling. The weakness in the Nasdaq was attributable to a 2.50 percent
Midway through trading Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.67 percent to 13,892.18 while the NASDAQ fell 0.50 percent to 3,152.18. The S&P also fell, decreasing 0.54 percent to 1,503.25.