Volume Up; Oils Strong
NEW YORK, March 4 W*)ÛÓOils resumed their role as pacemakers today and the stock market managed its third straight daily advance.</br></br>The 2,010,000 shares traded was the highest volume of the past eight sessions. It compared with 1,810,000 yesterday.</br></br>Although good by recent standards, this turnover was sub-averaec. The rise of the market also was modest.</br></br>Key stocks showed gains ranging from fractions to about a point for some but losers were plentiful and many issues were unchanged. The market rose at the start, expanded its gains somewhat by midsession, then backed away in the final hour.</br></br>Aside from oils, tobaccos and other defensive stocks did rather well but their performance was not unanimously higher. Some chemicals, nonferrous metals and farm implements also showed to advantage. The tone was lower among aircrafts, rails and motors. Leading steels were unchanged to a shade higher.