Prices on Wall Street Post Another Gain inActive Day
posted a moderate gain today o nx IRe? 's tf Pfigfh 'd Fsi gn t? Û÷of bn improving economy and falling interest rates.</br></br>Interest rates in the short term money market declined sharply during the day following Federal Reserve transactions which had the effect of injecting additional funds into the markets.</br></br>And there was also continuing enthusiasm over MondayÛªs report by the government that the Gross-National Product had recorded its biggest jump in 20 years' during the third quarter.</br></br>The Dow Jones industrial average, which rolled up a 10.07 gain Monday, tacked on another 4.57 to close at R46.82. It had been ahead by 7 earlier in the session but ran into resistance during the afternoon from profit, takers with the average now at its highest level in about three months.</br></br>to 47.91. The NASDAQ corribut it had been expected, posite index was up 0.30 tipnces opened mixed, then 78.43 and the American Stoclfjrmecj but dernand