Market diary.

The major market indices were mixed in the week ended April 6 as concerns about gasoline inventories chipped away at earlier advances driven by moderating oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.5 percent to 10,486.00; the S&P 500 climbed 0.2 percent to 1,184.07; and the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 0.3 percent to 1,999.14. The LABJ 200 index of local stocks ended the week up 0.5 percent, with declines leading advances 106 to 90, as 10 companies reached new highs and 10 reached new lows. The local software sector continued to struggle, down 1.5 percent, and computers and electronics were down 1.8 percent. The automotive-plastics-metals sector led local industries, up 6 percent. Among the leading gainers, National Lampoon Inc. was up 30.8 percent to $4.25 after signing an action sports production deal with Planet X Television, while Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. was up 11.6 percent to $43.62 after raising its earning guidance due to rising metals prices. On the down side, Nara Bancorp Inc. was off 12.7 percent, to $15.06, after announcing it would restate its 2002 financial results, and Tag-It Pacific Inc. was down 18.8 percent to $4.09 after announcing that it may modify its previously announced 2004 financial results.