Broader market gauges than the Dow also pulled back from record territory.

A. When you are in record territory, stocks still don't have to go down.

Also moving into record territory yesterday was the Dow transportation index, which rose 8.47 points, to 872.21.

The Dow, in record territory for much of the day, ended only 11.95 points higher.

The Russell 2000 plowed into record territory, closing at 533.94, up 5.2 percent for the week.

Then, the nation was just bouncing back from a recession; now the expansion is in record territory.

Despite the further advances into record territory, market action this week has been less than robust.

With those gains, all the major indexes are back in record territory.

Broader gauges than the Dow also moved into record territory.

In the last eight days, the Dow has twice entered record territory.