PAID INDEX FELL TO 60.5 IN MARCH FROM 64.8 IN FEBRUARY, WHILE THE JOBS COMPONENT FELL TO 54.6 FROM 58.2, AND NEW ORDERS ROSE TO 59.5 FROM 56.2.
'THE MARKET WAS LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THERE MIGHT BE A BROAD SLOWING OF THE ECONOMY UNDER WAY, (...)