Dow Rises 8.67 In Busiest Day So Far This Year: Blue Chips Lead Surge
XKW VOKK. July I!) (APIÛÓBlue-riiij) iii'd glamor issues led the slocli market to its third straight gain today in I lie busiest New York Slock Exchange trading of the year.</br></br>Analysts said strong second-quarter earnings reports had helped encourage buying in the big-name issues, which have lagged behind the rest of the market for some time.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of JO industrials climbed 0.07 points to 019.27 after a 7.01-point advance in the two previous sessions.</br></br>Gainers outpaced losers by abotd a D o margin on the NYSE, and the exchange's composite index rose 0.39 point to 53.76.</br></br>11 ig Board volume reached 31.94 million shares, up from 2(i.fi9 million Monday. It was the heaviest total since a 32.97-mil lion-share day last Sept. 22. Nationwide turnover in NYSE-listed issuesÛÓincluding trades in those slocks on regional exchanges and in the over-the-counter marketÛÓ was 3(5.7 million shares.