Utilities Dip Moderately
NEW YORK, JuneÛÓ 25 (fl-The stock market halted a full weekÛªs retreat today with a rally which more than wiped out yesterdayÛªs losses. It was a quiet recovery, but substantiaL nevertheless. Key isssues advancedjfrem fractions to 2 points or'more. The advance was fairly general except for utilities which backed away somewhat.' This was natural, brokers said, in view of the zooming yieldsÛÓfor bonds which put investment-type stocks like utilities at some disadvantage.</br></br>Because of the quiet nature of the rise and the fact that it was not assisted by any outstanding piece of news, Wall Street analysts professed themselves pleased with the performance. They saw it chiefly as a technical rebound which showed the internal strength of the market after five straight daily losses.</br></br>A drop in the United States TreasuryÛªs borrowing costs from the 24-year peak of ^ast week and a rise in the cost of living for the</br></br>The Associated Press average of âÂ0 stocks rose $1.40 to $181.60 with the industrials up $2.60, the rails up $1.30 and the utilities down 10 cents. Volume totaled 2 million shares compared with 2,040,000 yesterday. The Dow-Jones industrial average once again was above the 500 level, rising 4.90 to 501.98. (</br></br>Bethlehem Steel was the most active stock, up % at 48% on 26,000 shares. Second was Revlon, off % at 29% an 22,700 shares. Third was General Motors, unchanged at 42% on 22,100 shares.