Small Pre-Election Gain Recorded on Wall Street
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (A?) ÛÓ The stock market managed to post a small gain today, wavering erratically in the last trading before TuesdayÛªs presidential election;</br></br>The DowJones average of 30 industrial stocks, on the minus side for the first half of the session, wound up 1.16 points ahead at 966.09.	"</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 21.74 million shares.</br></br>Standard & PoorÛªs index of 400 industrials advanced 0.20 point to 115.33, and S&PÛªs 500-stock composite index was up 0.20 point at 103.10.</br></br>Investors seemed generally inclined not to make any major moves before learning the winner of the close contest for the presidency. The market will be closed on Tuesday for election day.