Dow Gains 37 Following Economic Reports
| JJEW YORK, Sept. 1ÛÓStocks followed bonds j sljaiply higher today, as investors sifted through several economic reports and decided that there is a chance the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates [in the near future.</br></br>J .The Dow Jones industrial average gained 36,98 'points to close at 4647.54. The price of the Trea-; sillyÛªs benchmark 30-year bond ended with a gain of Û¢	$4.69 per $1,000 in face value in shortened pre-holi-1 day trading. Its yield fell to 6.61 percent from 6.65 ! percent late Thursday.</br></br>Û¢	NYSE volume was relatively light in pre-holiday trad-1 ingÛÓ255.72 million shares, down from 300.9 million 1 Thursday.</br></br>'. Broad market indexes lagged blue chips but managed some gains, as technology stocks turned in a ÐÊ mixed performance. The American Stock Exchange | index rose 1.20 to 535.66, topping its dosing record ! set on Thursday; the NYSE composite index climbed 11.23 to 303.23; and the Standard & PoorÛªs 500-stock</br></br>The market started the day slightly lower, after the Labor Department reported a surprising 0.1-per-centage point drop in the nationÛªs unemployment rate in August, to 5.6 percent.