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DIED. RAY MCINTIRE, 77, Dow chemist who inadvertently invented Styrofoam in a 1944 experiment; in Midland, Michigan...
...Dow Jones industrial average closed up 2.17 points, reaching a new high of 5,541.62, a fifth straight record for Wall Street's best-known indicator. The Dow slid to minus 26 on computer driven selling around noon, but maintained its pattern of rallying into the close, which has prevailed all week. Trading volume was heavy at 476.64 million shares. The NYSE composite index rose 0.29 to 349.44, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 0.30 to 656.37, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.43 to 1,094.60. All three indexes broke Thursday's records. It was the sixth straight...
...Dow Jones rose 47.33 points to close at 5,539.45, breaching 5,500 for the first time. The blue-chip index is up 8.25 percent this year. The Dow spent most of the day at slightly depressed levels but shot up in the final hour on the strength of computer-driven buying programs. Trading was fairly heavy at 469.65 million shares. The NYSE composite index rose 2.83 to 349.15, and the Standard & Poor's 500 composite was up 6.13 to 656.06.The AMEX market value index climbed 2.07 to 564.66. The Nasdaq composite index rose 8.29 to 1093.17 breaking its record...
Heavy trading in blue chip stocks drove the New York Stock Exchange to another record high. The Dow jumped 32.51 points to close at 5459.6 with trading at a muscular 455.32 million shares. The NYSE composite index was rose 1.64 to 346.32. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index climbed 3.58 to 649.91, and the AMEX value index gained 2.63 to close at 562.59. The Nasdaq composite index dropped 5.07 to finish at 1,084.01. Gold closed at $413.15 in London...
...Dow resumed its record-setting drive Monday, climbing 33.60 points to 5407.59 on the day, more than recouping Friday's 31-point loss. Investors were encouraged by the Fed's quarter-point interest rate cut last week. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 2.17 to 342.26. Advancing issues led decliners by a slight margin on the Big Board, and volume was a moderate 377.74 million shares. The Nasdaq composite index climbed 11.23 to 1,083.34, and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index also edged up 5.58 points to 641.43. The American Stock Exchange's market value index...