As the curtain closed on the first quarter of the year, the report card performance numbers weren't pretty, as ongoing energy price ebbs and flows coupled with mixed domestic economic data kept the general markets on edge. As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed flat for the quarter and down 1.2 percent for the month of March. The Nasdaq Composite index did a little better, posting a 3.5 percent gain for the quarter but was down 0.5 percent in March.