Stock Market Defies 'Blue Monday' Jinx: Big Names Lead Buying
NEW YORK, Auk. 5 (AP> ÛÓ Blue chip issues led the stock market to a strong showing in moderately active trading today.</br></br>The gain was the second registered on a Monday after a string of 14 Monday losses by the Dow Jones industrial average.</br></br>Advances ranged from fractions to two points. There were some wider swings by high priced specialty issues.</br></br>American Viscose, which was acquit cd by EMC Corp. for Slid million, was the most active, up 41 -åÈ to 72's on 107,500 shares. Sunray DX Oil. up to 36 on 65,400 shares, was second, and Chrysler, up l'i at 58 on 63.500 shares, was third.</br></br>General .Motors, which announced a regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share after the close of trading, gained "s.