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 The Nasdaq over-the-counter market didn't fully recover from a selling stampede, 
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and closed down 1.2%.
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 The effects on the market of the mostly computer-driven sell-off among exchange-listed stocks irked many market makers, 
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who watched the Nasdaq Composite Index tumble in sympathy with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, 
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and then saw it get left behind in the subsequent rally.
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 After plummeting 1.8% at one point during the day, 
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the composite rebounded a little, 
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but finished down 5.52, at 461.70.
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 In contrast, the industrial average recovered almost completely from its skid 
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10
and closed down 0.1%.
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 The New York Stock Exchange Composite was 0.4% lower for the day.
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 As usual, the over-the-counter market's biggest technology stocks were hardest hit.
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 Microsoft, 
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battered by profit taking in recent sessions, 
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sank as much as 4; 
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but it finished at 80 7/8, down 2 1/4 on volume of one million shares. 
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17
 MCI Communications, the most active issue, finished down 5/8 to 42 1/8.
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 MCI traded as low as 41 3/8 during the session.
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 Other active stocks included Jaguar, 
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whose American depositary receipts added 1/8 to 11 1/4.
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 Apple Computer improved 7/8 to 47 5/8; 
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Intel slipped 1/4 to 33 1/4, 
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and Valley National Corp. was up 1/8 to 15 1/8.
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24
 The market started with several strikes against it, 
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said Peter DaPuzzo, head of retail equity trading at Shearson Lehman Hutton, 
24
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referring to news 
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that the labor-management buy-out of UAL Corp. continued to unravel, 
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and reports 
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that the junk-bond market is disintegrating.
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 But the computer-guided selling in response to those developments dealt a serious blow to the over-the-counter market, 
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Mr. DaPuzzo said.
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32
 Even though the over-the-counter market usually doesn't fall by as much as listed stocks during program-selling blitzes, 
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he said, 
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when the market does recover, 
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35
the damage is done 
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36
and it leaves Nasdaq down more than the Big Board.
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37
 Mr. DaPuzzo also complained 
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38
that the sharp swings in stock prices lately is scaring away retail and foreign investors.
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39
 While Shearson doesn't do computer-guided program trading for its own account, 
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40
the firm does execute orders for clients 
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41
involved in the buying and selling of shares 
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42
tied to movements in certain stock indexes, 
41
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43
Mr. DaPuzzo acknowledged.
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44
 The volatility inherent in program trading troubled other traders, too.
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45
 They don't like the risks 
5034
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46
they are forced to assume 
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47
when prices swing so drastically.
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48
 Market makers are supposed to keep supplies of stocks on hand 
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49
to maintain orderly trading 
48
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50
when imbalances occur.
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51
 That means that on days 
5038
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when prices are tumbling 
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53
and sellers abound 
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54
they must be willing to buy shares from sellers 
5039
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55
when no one else will.
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56
 In such an environment, a market maker can absorb huge losses.
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57
 But the recent volatility in stock prices 
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58
caused by the program trading 
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59
has made some market makers less willing to soak up the stocks 
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60
that are for sale.
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 The market makers say 
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they aren't comfortable carrying big positions in stocks 
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63
because they realize 
64
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64
prices can tumble quickly.
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65
 The situation makes it harder to buy and sell shares quickly,
5056
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66
 exacerbating the rise and fall in stock prices during program-dominated trading. 
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Groused Robert Antolini, head of over-the-counter trading at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette: 
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68
It's making it tough for traders to make money.
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69
 He said 
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70
that when sell programs kick in, 
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71
many traders believe 
72
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72
that there's no sense in sticking your nose out 
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73
because you're an instant loser.
5057
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74
 Kinder-Care Learning Centers added 1/4 to 4 7/8 on 461,200 shares. 
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75
Lodestar Group said 
76
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76
it will make a $6-a-share offer for the remaining Kinder-Care Learning Center common stock 
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77
if it acquires a majority of the company's shares in a pending rights offering by Kinder-Care Learning Center's parent, Kinder-Care Inc. 
5070
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78
Shares of KinderCare Inc. closed at 3 1/2, also up 1/4, on volume of 700,000.
5087
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79
 Ohio Casualty dropped 2 1/8 to 49 1/2.
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80
 The company posted third-quarter earnings of 95 cents a share, down from $1.26 a year earlier.
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81
 The company estimated 
82
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82
that losses from Hurricane Hugo reduced net income by 32 cents a share in the most recent quarter.
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83
 The company said 
5076
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84
losses from the Oct. 17 earthquake in California haven't yet been determined, 
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85
but that it provides earthquake coverage to about 1,400 properties in the stricken area.
84
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86
 Any quake-related losses will be reported in the fourth quarter, 
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87
the company said.
86
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88
 North Atlantic Industries jumped 1 to 5 3/4.
5085
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89
 The electronics-instruments maker is to be acquired by Asset Management Associates for $7.25 a share.
88
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90
 LIN Broadcasting slid 1 3/8 to 108 3/4, 
5088
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91
despite reporting third-quarter net of 46 cents a share, up from 39 cents the previous year.
90
concession

92
 The company said 
5089
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93
the latest quarter included about $3.4 million in special legal and financial advisory costs 
5089
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94
related to McCaw Cellular Communications' bid for the company and LIN's merger pact with BellSouth.
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95
 McCaw was unchanged at 40.
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96
 XL/Datacomp slid 2 1/4 to 16 1/2 amid continuing concerns about the company's contract negotiations with International Business Machines.
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97
 IBM is reviewing its entire business-partners program, 
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98
and XL/Datacomp confirmed earlier this month 
5096
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99
that it was in talks with the company about possible modifications to its current IBM-remarketer contract.
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100
 Remarketers make modifications to IBM's computer hardware 
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101
and resell the products.
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102
 Omni Capital Group surged 1 3/4 to 16 1/4.
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103
 The company said 
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104
net rose to 38 cents a share in its fiscal-first quarter 
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105
ended Sept. 30, 
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from 35 cents a shares a year ago.
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