Despite a modest rally on Thursday, the market finished lower for the week.

Bonds had begun the day by extending Wednesday's modest rally.

Technology buyers set off a modest rally on Wall Street.

Venezuela, surprisingly, was not hit, with its stock market in a modest rally of 0.18 percent.

Prices of long-term Treasury securities rose in a modest late rally.

But yesterday's modest rally did not reflect any change in sentiment among investors, who still expect another rate increase by summer.

Despite a modest rally last week, the stock is now down almost 78 percent this year.

After being virtually unchanged for most of the day, a modest late rally created small gains.

And that remains the case even after the recent, modest rally of technology stocks.

But prices fell and yields rose as the stock market managed a modest rally.