Week's Trend Mixed; Indexes Edge Higer: Losses Exceed Gains But Key Issues Climb
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (APfÛÓThe stock market this week edged to another historic high amid continuing cross currents. It was the third straight week that the list has achieved new peaks, and the eighth straight week</br></br>The market was still chewing away at resistance in the form of large blocks of stock put up for sale by long-term holders. Analysts noted, with some concern, that the advance of the averages was due to the performance of relatively few stocks.</br></br>The Dow-Jones average of 30 industrials this week advanced 3.47 to end the week at a historic closing record of 743.60.</br></br>The Associated Press average of 6U stocks rose 1.0 to 231.5ÛÓa historic high that was first reached Thursday. The average held unchanged Tri-day.</br></br>The rise in these market Û¢ indicators was due to the advance of heavily-weighted blue chips which are represented in them. The behavior of the entire market, however, is reflected by the fact that of 1505 issues traded this w c e k, losers outnumbered gainers by 737 to 590.	j