Market Gains on Post-Vote Rally Hope
NEW YORK, Oct. 27 (A) The stock market gained more_ ground today on the strength of tradersÛª hopes for a rally after next weekÛªs presidential election.</br></br>The Bow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks rose 7.98 to 956.12, extending its gain for the last two sessions to 18.12 points.</br></br>Standard & PoorÛªs index of 400 industrial stocks picked up .83 to 113.90, and S&PÛªs 500-stock composite index climbed .70 to 101.76.</br></br>Nationwide turnover in NYSE-listed issues, including trades in those stocks on regional exchanges and in the over-the-counter market, came to 18,85 million shares.</br></br>After that it showed some hesitation, pulling back to a plus-1 reading by noontime. But late in the afternoon it began pressing ahead again.