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frames- [ARG1 Valley Federal Savings & Loan , a California thrift issue ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 4 1\/4] [ARGM-TMP after *-1 reporting a third-quarter loss of $ 70.7 million *U* after an $ 89.9 million *U* pretax charge mostly related to its mobile home financing unit] .
- Weisfield 's surged 6 3\/4 to 55 1\/2 and [ARG1 Ratners Group 's American depositary receipts , or ADRs] , [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5\/8] to [ARG4-to 12 1\/4] .
- [ARG1 The Nasdaq 100 index of the biggest nonfinancial stocks] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1.39] to [ARG4-to 446.62] .
- [ARG1 The index of the 100 largest Nasdaq financial stocks] rose modestly as well , *-1 [rel gaining] [ARG2-EXT 1.28] to [ARG4-to 449.04] .
- [ARG1 The Treasury 's benchmark 30-year bond] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT about a quarter of a point , or $ 2.50 *U* for each $ 1,000 *U* of face amount] .
- [ARG1 Bond prices and the dollar] both [rel gained] [ARG2-MNR modestly] .
- The Dutch chemical group said 0 [ARG1 net income] [rel gained] to [ARG4-to 235 million guilders -LRB- $ 113.2 million *U* -RRB- , or 6.70 guilders a share ,] from [ARG3-from 144 million guilders , or 4.10 guilders a share , a year ago] .
- [ARG1 The Tokyo Stock Price Index -LRB- Topix -RRB- of all issues listed * in the First Section , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 16.05 points] [ARGM-TMP Tuesday] ,] was down 1.46 points , or 0.05 % , at 2691.19 .
- [ARG1 Showa Shell] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 20] to [ARG4-to 1,570] and Mitsubishi Oil rose 50 to 1,500 .
- At Tokyo , [ARG1 the Nikkei index] of 225 selected issues , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 132 points] [ARGM-TMP Tuesday] , added 14.99 points to 35564.43 .
- [ARG1 Jaguar , a U.K. luxury auto maker being pursued * by Ford Motor and General Motors ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 10 pence -LRB- 16 cents -RRB- a share] [ARG4 *-1 to close at 879 pence -LRB- $ 13.90 *U* -RRB-] .
- [ARG1 Reed International , a U.K. publishing group ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 15] to [ARG4-to 397] [ARGM-ADV despite * reporting a 3.7 % drop in interim pretax profit] .
- [ARG1 Wellcome] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 18] to [ARG4-to 666] [ARGM-CAU on a modest 1.1 million shares] .
- Mead rose 3\/4 to 39 1\/2 , Federal Paper Board added 1\/2 to 24 3\/8 and [ARG1 Scott Paper] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 48 3\/8] , while International Paper fell 7\/8 to 48 7\/8 , Champion International lost 3\/8 to 31 1\/2 and Louisiana-Pacific dropped 1\/8 to 40 1\/4 .
- [ARG1 The American Stock Exchange Market Value Index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1.56] to [ARG4-to 372.14] .
- [ARG1 The Dow Jones Equity Market Index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 0.99] to [ARG4-to 319.75] and the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index went up 0.60 to 188.84 .
- [ARG1 Heiwa Real Estate] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 40] to [ARG4-to 2210] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 13 %] to [ARG4-to $ 77.3 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 68.5 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 The Treasury 's benchmark 30-year bond] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT less than a quarter of a point , or less than $ 2.50 *U* for each $ 1,000 *U* of face amount] .
- [ARG1 The dollar] [rel gained] [ARGM-MNR against most foreign currencies] .
- The technology sector of the Dow Jones Equity Market Index has risen only about 6.24 % this year , while [ARG1 the Nasdaq Composite Index] has [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 18.35 %] .
- [ARG1 That index , which *T*-73 contains technology companies with annual revenues of $ 200 million *U* or less ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 17.97 %] [ARGM-TMP by Sept. 30 this year] -- [ARGM-ADV * still lagging the S&P 500 , but leading larger technology firms] .
- [ARG1 Dycom Industries] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3\/4] to [ARG4-to 16 3\/4] [ARGM-TMP after it said 0 it agreed *-1 to buy Ansco & Associates and two affiliates for cash and stock] .
- [ARGM-LOC Within the paper sector] , Mead climbed 2 3\/8 to 38 3\/4 on 1.3 million shares , Union Camp rose 2 3\/4 to 37 3\/4 , Federal Paper Board added 1 3\/4 to 23 7\/8 , [ARG1 Bowater] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 27 1\/2] , Stone Container rose 1 to 26 1\/8 and Temple-Inland jumped 3 3\/4 to 62 1\/4 .
- [ARG1 Pfizer] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 7\/8] to [ARG4-to 67 5\/8] , Schering-Plough added 2 1\/4 to 75 3\/4 , Eli Lilly rose 1 3\/8 to 62 1\/8 and Upjohn firmed 3\/4 to 38 .
- Two rumored restructuring candidates in the oil industry *ICH*-1 moved higher : Chevron , which *T*-113 rose 1 3\/4 to 68 1\/4 on 3.5 million shares , and [ARG1 USX] , which *T*-114 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 34 5\/8] .
- [ARG1 Paramount Communications , which *T*-117 completed the $ 3.35 billion *U* sale of its Associates Corp . financial-services unit to Ford Motor ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 55 7\/8] [ARGM-TMP after *-1 losing one point Monday amid rumors of a delay] .
- [ARG1 Ogden] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 32 7\/8] .
- [ARG1 Tokyu Construction] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 170] to [ARG4-to 1610] .
- [ARG1 The Treasury 's benchmark 30-year bond] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT about an eighth of a point , or about $ 1.25 *U* for each $ 1,000 *U* face amount] .
- [ARG1 The Dow Jones Industrial Average] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 6.76 points] to [ARG4-to 2603.48] [ARGM-LOC in light trading] [ARGM-TMP after *-1 losing more than 92 points last week] .
- [ARG1 The dollar] [rel gained] .
- Although the dollar rose slightly against most major currencies , the focus in currency markets was on [ARG1 the beleaguered British pound] , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-MNR slightly] [ARGM-MNR against the dollar] .
- Jaguar assumed its recently customary place on the OTC most active list as [ARG1 its American depository receipts] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 11 7\/8] [ARGM-CAU on volume of 1.2 million shares] and Daimler-Benz joined the list of companies interested in the British car maker .
- [ARG1 ShowBiz Pizza Time] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 13] .
- [ARGM-TMP Meanwhile] , [ARG1 the index of the 100 biggest non-financial stocks , the Nasdaq 100 ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 0.47] to [ARG4-to 438.15] .
- [ARGM-LOC In over-the-counter trading] [ARGM-TMP Friday] , [ARG1 Weisfield 's] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT $ 9.50 *U*] to [ARG4-to $ 39 *U*] .
- [ARG1 The stock] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT $ 2.75 *U*] [ARGM-TMP Thursday] [ARG4 *-1 to close at a then-52 week high] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-2 Led *-1 by its oat-based Cheerios line] , [ARG1 General Mills] has [rel gained] [ARG2 an estimated 2 % share] [ARGM-TMP so far this year] , [ARGM-ADV mostly at the expense of Kellogg] .
- [ARG1 Total sales] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 20 %] to [ARG4-to 122.36 billion yen] from [ARG3-from 102.01 billion yen] .
- [ARG1 USX] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 33 3\/8] [ARGM-CAU on a report *ICH*-2 in Business Week magazine that investor Carl Icahn is said *-1 to have raised his stake in the oil and steel company to just about 15 %] .
- Echo Bay Mines rose 5\/8 to 15 7\/8 ; Pegasus Gold advanced 1 1\/2 to 12 , and [ARG1 Corona Class A] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 7 1\/2] .
- [ARG1 Compaq Computer , which *T*-1 had lost 8 5\/8 Thursday following a disappointing quarterly report ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5\/8] to [ARG4-to 100 5\/8] .
- [ARG1 The dollar] began Friday on a firm note , *-2 [rel gaining] [ARGM-MNR against all major currencies] [ARGM-LOC in Tokyo dealings and early European trading] [ARGM-ADV despite reports that the Bank of Japan was seen *-1 unloading dollars around 142.70 yen] .
- [ARGM-TMP Since Tuesday] , [ARG1 the shares] have [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT nearly 4 %] .
- Furukawa said 0 the U.S. market is strengthening as [ARG1 related computer technology] [rel gains] [ARGM-MNR in sophistication and quality] .
- [ARG1 Sekisui House] , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 150] [ARGM-TMP Tuesday] , lost 70 to 2640 .
- A trader said that [ARG2-EXT the more] [ARG1 an issue] [rel gained] *?* [ARGM-TMP recently] , the sharper the loss sustained * Wednesday .
- [ARG1 Soybean futures for November delivery] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5.25 cents a bushel] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to close at $ 5.66 *U* a bushel] [ARGM-LOC on the Chicago Board of Trade] .
- American Telephone & Telegraph rose 3\/8 to 43 1\/2 in Big Board composite trading of 1.5 million shares , Chevron advanced 1 3\/4 to 66 5\/8 on 2.3 million shares , Woolworth rose 1 to 58 5\/8 , [ARG1 Coca-Cola Co.] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5\/8] to [ARG4-to 72 1\/2] and Eastman Kodak added 3\/8 to 44 1\/2 .
- [ARG1 Aetna Life & Casualty] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 61 1\/8] , Cigna advanced 7\/8 to 64 3\/4 , Travelers added 1\/2 to 40 3\/8 and American International Group rose 3 1\/8 to 107 3\/4 .
- [ARG1 General Mills] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 72 7\/8] .
- [ARG1 Di Giorgio] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 30 3\/4] [ARGM-TMP after the company said 0 it is starting negotiations with unidentified parties interested in * acquiring its units] .
- But while [ARG1 the Composite] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1.19] , to [ARG4-to 462.89] , many issues did n't participate in the advance .
- Amgen advanced 1 1\/2 to 56 ; Chiron jumped 2 to 29 3\/4 ; [ARG1 Cetus] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 16 7\/8] and Biogen rose 5\/8 to 14 5\/8 .
- [ARG1 Informix , which *T*-1 recently said 0 third-quarter net income rose to 16 cents a share from a penny a share a year ago ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 5\/8] to [ARG4-to 13 5\/8] [ARGM-LOC on 810,700 shares] .
- [ARGM-TMP After the announcement] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] , [ARG1 Digital shares] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT $ 1.25 *U*] [ARG4-ADV *-1 to close at $ 89.875 *U*] [ARGM-LOC in New York Stock Exchange composite trading] .
- The state petroleum monopoly said 0 [ARG1 sales in the period] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 15 % , and $ 262.4 million *U* more than 0 *T*-1 originally projected *-2] [ARGM-MNR at an average of $ 10 *U* a barrel] [ARGM-CAU on an export platform of 1,250,000 barrels a day] .
- [ARG1 The Treasury 's benchmark 30-year bond] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT nearly half a point , or about $ 5 *U* for each $ 1,000 *U* face amount] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 45 %] to [ARG4-to $ 210.2 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 145.2 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 The index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 99.14 points] [ARGM-TMP Monday] .
- December gold was up $ 3.20 *U* an ounce at $ 373.40 *U* ; [ARG1 December silver] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5.7 cents] to [ARG4-to $ 5.1950 *U* an ounce] .
- Other issues said * to be included *-1 in the buy program were Procter & Gamble , which *T*-2 rose 2 7\/8 to 133 1\/2 ; [ARG1 Atlantic Richfield] , which *T*-3 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2] to [ARG4-to 103 3\/4] , and Rockwell International , which *T*-4 jumped 2 3\/4 to 27 1\/8 .
- Alcan Aluminium was an exception , as [ARG1 it] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 23] [ARGM-LOC on two million shares] .
- [ARG1 John Harland , which *T*-1 will replace American Medical International on the S&P 500 following Wednesday 's close ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5\/8] to [ARG4-to 24 1\/8] .
- [ARG1 Mortgage securities] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3\/32 to 9\/32 point] [ARGM-TMP after a hectic session] , [ARGM-ADV with Government National Mortgage Association 8 % securities as the standout issue] .
- Coca-Cola climbed 1 3\/8 to 72 1\/8 ; McDonald 's added 1 to 31 3\/8 , and [ARG1 Procter & Gamble] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3\/4] to [ARG4-to 130 5\/8] .
- A&P fell 1 1\/4 to 57 5\/8 , and [ARG1 J. Baker] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 21 1\/4] .
- [ARG1 Ramada] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 7\/8] to [ARG4-to 11 1\/4] [ARGM-TMP after *-2 revamping the terms of its restructuring plan , which *T*-1 calls for the company to sell its hotel operations for $ 540 million *U* and spin off its casino business to shareholders] .
- [ARG1 Mead] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 37 7\/8] .
- [ARG1 Sales in the quarter] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 29 %] to [ARG4-to $ 410.4 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 317.7 million *U*] a year earlier .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 16 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.03 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 894 million *U*] .
- [ARG1 Aoki] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 60 yen] to [ARG4-to 1,480 yen -LRB- $ 10.40 *U* -RRB-] .
- Teijin was up 15 at 936 , and [ARG1 Kyowa Hakko] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 30] to [ARG4-to 1,770] .
- [ARG1 Fujisawa] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 50] to [ARG4-to 2,060] .
- [ARG1 Commerzbank] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 252.5] .
- [ARG1 The average issue on Standard & Poor 's 500-stock Index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 35 %] [ARGM-TMP last year] , Ms. Farrell of PaineWebber says 0 *T*-1 .
- [ARG1 The Nasdaq Composite] has [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 23 %] [ARGM-TMP this year] , but that 's largely due to the 100 largest nonfinancial stocks , which *T*-1 have soared 30 % .
- [ARGM-TMP For the week] , [ARG1 the industrial average] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 119.88 points , or 4.7 % , the biggest weekly point advance ever and a better than 50 % rebound from the 190.58 point loss 0 the industrial average logged *T*-1 Oct. 13] .
- [ARG1 Standard & Poor 's 500-Stock Index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 0.03] to [ARG4-to 347.16] , the Dow Jones Equity Market Index fell 0.02 to 325.50 , and the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 0.05 to 192.12 .
- The S&P 500 rose 4 % , [ARG1 the Dow Jones Equity Market index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3.7 %] and the New York Stock Exchange composite index added 3.5 % .
- [ARG1 The Nikkei] continued *-1 to [rel gain] for the rest of the week , *-1 adding 1017.69 points in four days -- more than erasing Monday 's losses .
- [ARG1 Fanuc] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 100] to [ARG4-to 7,580] .
- [ARG1 Sapporo] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 80] to [ARG4-to 1,920] and Kirin added 60 to 2,070 .
- [ARG1 Daiwa House] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 50] to [ARG4-to 2,660] .
- [ARGM-LOC Among other stocks involved * in restructurings or rumored * to be so] : [ARG1 Holiday Corp.] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 7\/8] to [ARG4-to 73] and Honeywell rose 2 7\/8 to 81 1\/2 .
- Philip Morris added 1 1\/8 to 44 1\/2 in Big Board composite trading of 3.7 million shares , [ARG1 Coca-Cola Co.] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 70 3\/8] , Merck gained 1 3\/8 to 77 3\/8 and American Telephone & Telegraph advanced 7\/8 to 43 3\/8 on 2.5 million shares .
- Philip Morris added 1 1\/8 to 44 1\/2 in Big Board composite trading of 3.7 million shares , Coca-Cola Co. gained 2 3\/8 to 70 3\/8 , [ARG1 Merck] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 77 3\/8] and American Telephone & Telegraph advanced 7\/8 to 43 3\/8 on 2.5 million shares .
- [ARGM-LOC Among other actual and rumored targets] , Woolworth rose 1 1\/4 to 60 1\/2 , Upjohn went up 1 1\/8 to 39 3\/4 , [ARG1 Armstrong World Industries] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 40 1\/8] and Kollmorgen rose 3\/4 to 13 7\/8 .
- -- [ARG1 Xtra] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 27 1\/8] .
- [ARG1 Digital Equipment] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 89 3\/4] [ARGM-ADV despite *-2 reporting earnings for the September quarter that *T*-1 were on the low end of expectations] .
- [ARGM-LOC Among other technology issues] , Cray Research rose 1 5\/8 to 37 , Hewlett-Packard added 1 1\/4 to 50 1\/4 , Tandem Computers rallied 1 1\/8 to 25 3\/4 , Data General rose 3\/4 to 14 1\/2 and [ARG1 Motorola] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2 3\/8] to [ARG4-to 59 1\/4] .
- Mattel added 1 1\/4 to 19 5\/8 , Tonka firmed 1 to 18 1\/2 and Lewis Galoob Toys rose 7\/8 to 13 5\/8 on the Big Board , while [ARG1 Hasbro] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 21 7\/8] [ARGM-LOC on the American Stock Exchange] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3.1 %] to [ARG4-to $ 26.81 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 26 billion *U*] .
- She expects [ARG1 both revenue and profit] to [rel gain] [ARGM-TMP this year] .
- Transportation costs actually fell 0.5 % , and [ARG1 housing costs] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT only 0.1 %] .
- [ARGM-LOC Among other software issues] , Autodesk jumped 1 1\/4 to 42 , Lotus Development was unchanged at 32 1\/2 , Novell jumped 7\/8 to 30 3\/4 , [ARG1 Ashton-Tate] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 10 5\/8] , and Oracle Systems rose 3\/4 to 25 3\/4 .
- Its largest previous rise this year came [ARGM-TMP Aug. 7] , when [ARG1 it] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 4.31] *T*-1 .
- [ARGM-LOC Among broader Nasdaq industry groups] , [ARG1 the utility index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 18.11] to [ARG4-to 761.38] .
- Separately , Pitney Bowes said 0 [ARG1 third-quarter net income] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 15 %] to [ARG4-to $ 62 million *U* , or 78 cents a share ,] from [ARG3-from $ 54 million *U* , or 68 cents a share] , a year ago .
- [ARG1 Fujisawa Pharmaceutical] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 130] to [ARG4-to 1,930 yen -LRB- $ 13.64 *U* -RRB- a share] , Mochida Pharmaceutical was up 150 at 4,170 , and Eisai advanced 60 to 2,360 .
- Daiwa House advanced 100 to 2,610 , Misawa Homes was up 60 at 2,940 , and [ARG1 Sekisui House] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 100] to [ARG4-to 2,490] .
- Ohbayashi was up 60 *-1 to close at 1,680 , [ARG1 Shimizu] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 50] to [ARG4-to 2,120] , and Kumagai-Gumi advanced 40 to 1,490 .
- Other winners included real estate issues Mitsubishi Estate , which *T*-1 closed at 2,500 , up 130 , and [ARG1 Mitsui Real Estate Development] , which *T*-2 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 100] to [ARG4-to 2,890] .
- [ARG1 Tokyo 's Nikkei index] of 225 issues , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 111.48 points] [ARGM-TMP Wednesday] , climbed 266.66 , or 0.76 % , to 35374.22 .
- [ARG1 General Universal Stores , another top-tier stock hit * recently by concerns over retail demand in the face of high interest rates ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 20] to [ARG4-to # 10.44 *U*] .
- [ARG1 Storehouse] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2] to [ARG4-to *?*]
- Another active FT-SE 100 stock was [ARG1 clothing and furniture retailer Burton] , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 6] to [ARG4-to 196] .
- On Thursday , [ARG1 the Tokyo Stock Price Index] of all issues listed * in the first section , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 0.24 point] [ARGM-TMP Wednesday] , was up 22.78 , or 0.86 % , at 2665.66 .
- [ARG1 Sales] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5 %] to [ARG4-to $ 1.59 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 1.52 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 The index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 527.39] [ARGM-TMP Tuesday] .
- [ARG1 The Tokyo Stock Price Index] of all issues listed * in the first section , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 41.76] [ARGM-TMP Tuesday] , was up 0.24 points , or 0.01 % , at 2642.88 .
- Some traders said 0 the popularity of [ARG1 issues] that *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARGM-TMP yesterday] wo n't last long , as investors will rotate their buying choices over the short term .
- Kirin Brewery was up 100 at 2,000 , and [ARG1 Ajinomoto] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 70] to [ARG4-to 2,840] .
- Pharmaceuticals were mostly higher , with [ARG1 SS Pharmaceutical] [rel gaining] [ARG2-EXT 140] to [ARG4-to 1,980] .
- Schering-Plough said 0 [ARG1 sales] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2.7 %] to [ARG4-to $ 743.7 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 724.4 million *U*] .
- [ARGM-MNR *-1 Helped *-2 by futures-related program buying] , [ARG1 the Dow Jones Industrial Average] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 4.92 points] [ARGM-PNC *-1 to close at 2643.65] .
- [ARG1 Fluor Corp. , a construction engineering firm ,] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 75 cents] to [ARG4-to $ 33.375 *U*] .
- [ARGM-LOC Elsewhere in the group] , General Re rose 2 3\/4 to 86 1\/2 , [ARG1 American International Group] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 3 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 102 5\/8] , Aetna Life & Casualty added 2 3\/8 to 59 1\/2 and Cigna advanced 7\/8 to 62 1\/2 .
- The heavy-construction sector was the session 's best performer among Dow Jones industry groups ; Fluor rose 3\/4 to 33 3\/8 , [ARG1 Morrison Knudsen] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2 1\/4] to [ARG4-to 44 1\/8] , Foster Wheeler added 3\/8 to 18 1\/4 and Ameron climbed 2 3\/8 to 39 3\/4 .
- Among engineering firms , CRS Sirrine rose 5\/8 to 34 1\/4 on the Big Board and four others rallied on the American Stock Exchange : [ARG1 Jacobs Engineering Group] , which *T*-1 [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 25 3\/8] , Greiner Engineering , which *T*-2 rose 3 1\/2 to 22 1\/2 ; Michael Baker , which *T*-3 added 1 1\/4 to 15 1\/4 , and American Science & Engineering , up 1\/2 to 8 1\/2 .
- CalMat advanced 2 3\/4 to 28 3\/4 , [ARG1 Lone Star Industries] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1 3\/4] to [ARG4-to 29 1\/4] , Lafarge rose 1 to 19 1\/2 , Southdown added 5\/8 to 24 5\/8 and Eljer Industries rose 1 1\/4 to 24 7\/8 .
- Standard & Poor 's 500-Stock Index rose 0.60 to 341.76 , the Dow Jones Equity Market Index rose 0.71 to 320.54 and [ARG1 the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 0.43] to [ARG4-to 189.32] .
- [ARGM-LOC In composite trading] [ARGM-LOC on the New York Stock Exchange] , [ARG1 Morrison] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT $ 2.25 *U*] to [ARG4-to $ 44.125 *U*] .
- [ARG1 The Dow Jones industrials] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 4.92] , to [ARG4-to 2643.65] .
- [ARG1 Apple Computer] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1] to [ARG4-to 48 1\/4] ; Ashton-Tate rose 3\/8 to 10 3\/8 .
- Chiron was up 1\/2 to 27 and [ARG1 Cetus] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/2] to [ARG4-to 16 3\/8] .
- [ARGM-LOC In other trading] , [ARG1 Medco Containment Services] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 7\/8] to [ARG4-to 15] [ARGM-LOC on 1.9 million shares] [ARGM-TMP after *-2 reporting a loss for the first quarter , which *T*-1 ended Sept. 30] .
- [ARGM-LOC Among steel shares] , NKK rose 19 to 705 yen -LRB- $ 4.97 *U* -RRB- a share , and [ARG1 Nippon Steel] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 17] to [ARG4-to 735] .
- [ARG1 Construction shares] that *T*-1 [rel gained] included Shimizu , which *T*-2 rose 130 to 2,080 .
- [ARGM-LOC In the real estate sector] , Mitsui Real Estate Development was up 100 at 2,760 , and [ARG1 Mitsubishi Estate] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 80] to [ARG4-to 2,360] .
- [ARGM-LOC Among other blue chips] , [ARG1 Exxon] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 45 1\/2] .
- International Paper fell 1 3\/8 to 51 1\/2 , Union Carbide eased 7\/8 to 25 , [ARG1 Chevron] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 64] , and Eastman Kodak closed down 3\/4 to 44 1\/4 .
- [ARG1 Compaq Computer] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 2 1\/8] to [ARG4-to 103 3\/4] [ARGM-LOC on two million shares] , [ARGM-ADV * reflecting market optimism about the prospects for its newly introduced notebook-sized computer] .
- Eastern 's Class F preferred rose 12 % , or 1 1\/4 , to 11 3\/4 ; [ARG1 the Class E preferred] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 7 % , or 5\/8 ,] to [ARG4-to 10 1\/4] .
- *-1 Spurred *-2 by waves of large-scale buying in blue-chip stocks , [ARG1 the Dow Jones Industrial Average] rallied yesterday and erased about a half of Friday 's 190.58-point plunge , *-1 [rel gaining] [ARG2-EXT 88.12] to [ARG4-to 2657.38] .
- [ARGM-TMP On Friday] , [ARG1 mortgage issues] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT as much as 1 5\/32] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 6 %] to [ARG4-to $ 2.55 billion *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 2.4 billion *U*] .
- [ARG1 Revenue] [rel gained] [ARG2-EXT 5.3 %] to [ARG4-to $ 404.1 million *U*] from [ARG3-from $ 383.8 million *U*] .