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Hopes of lower interest rates spurred the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high for the second day in a row. The Dow finished the day up 18.31 points, to close at 4,765.52, up from yesterday's close of 4,747.21. The Nasdaq composite index rose 3.10 today, ending the day at 1,068.10. In the broader market, advancers led decliners 1,178 to 1,050 in active trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 1.04 to 310.38. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks also rose today, ending...
...Dow Jones industrial average jumped 42.27 points, closing at a record high of 4,747.21, on news that wholesale prices fell last month. Technology stocks had a mixed showing today. The Nasdaq composite index fell 1.47 to 1,065.09. In the broader market, advancers led decliners 1,428 to 900 on active trading of 343 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks was up 2.60 to 576.51. In London, gold closed...
...time closing highs, as long-term bond interest rates fell and investors jumped back into technology shares. Gains in the technology sector lifted the Nasdaq Composite to a record close of 1,039.30, up 19.83 -- its biggest gain since the 23.54-point rise April 5, 1994. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22.54 points to close at 4,670.08. The Standard and Poor's 500 stocks rose 5.32 to 569.16. Advancers led decliners 1,499 to 782 on moderate volume of 322 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange. And in London, gold closed down...
Technology and Blue Chip stocks fell substantially today in volatile trading. Though up 40 points this morning, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the day off 2.82 at 4,614.78. The New York Stock Exchange volume was 303.19 million shares as of 4 p.m. today (312.03 million last Friday). At its close, the NYSE composite index was up 0.12 at 299.91. The American Stock Exchange market value index slid 0.99 to 528.21. The Standard & Poor's 500 list was down 1.10 to 558.11. Buffeted by heavy selling of technology stocks, the Nasdaq composite index fell 11.58 to 1,019.70. Gold...
...stocks of smaller and mid-sized companies and high tech firms. Blue Chip stocks fell and technology and small cap stocks strengthened, pushing the Nasdaq index up 2.04 to a record high of 1,031.28. For the week, the index finished up 27.17, an increase of 2.7 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 13.03 to 4, 617.60. In moderate trading, advances led declines, 1207 to 996 on a volume of 312 million shares. The S & P 500 closed at 559.21, up 0.17. In London, gold closed up $1.00 at $384.50.Photographs Faulkner by AP/Pool Iraq by Ali Jarekji/Reuters York...