Analysts said big technology stocks and cyclical issues appeared to be the weakest sectors.

Auto stocks - like many other economically sensitive, or cyclical, issues - generally turned upward.

Transportation stocks were about the brightest performers among cyclical issues.

Blue-chip stocks set another record, helped by gains in cyclical issues.

Chemical stocks also finished on the downside, as institutional money managers turned away from such cyclical issues.

He is said to be moving into cyclical issues, which tend to rise with the economy.

Drug stocks and cyclical issues were particularly strong.

Among the economically sensitive, or cyclical, issues, there were a number of standouts.

I think it's more than just a cyclical issue.

Eighteen of its 30 components lost ground while 12, mostly cyclical issues, rose.