DOW JONES, LONDON INDICES JUMP
(N.Z. frets Assn—Copyright) NEW YORK, April 11. The stock market scored another sharp gain today in advance of the three-day Easter week-end, the Associated Press reported. News that the United Nations Secretary-General (U Thant) said the start of acti ual negotiations between Washington and Hanoi is imminent caused heavy afternoon trading. The volume was 14.23 m shares compared with Wednesday’s record 20.41 m. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 13.06 to 905.69. London Stocks Share indices readied record peaks at the end of a very active week on the London Stock Market this week.
A major influence was President Johnson’s moves to start Vietnam talks. The common market decision to speed up tariff cuts was another major simulus.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31653, 13 April 1968, Page 16
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