WALL STREET Jobless number pulls index down

Press, 10 November 1986, Page 28

WALL STREET Jobless number pulls index down

NZPA-AAP New York

Stock prices drifted I downward in New York on Friday as interest rates I rose in the credit I markets.

The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials dropped 5.06 points to close at 1886.53; reducing its gain for the week to 8.72. Before the market opened, the Government reported that the American civilian unemployment rate held at 7 per cent in October. The

figures also showed an increase of 298,000 in non-farm payroll employment.

The rate was above expectations on Wall Street, and analysts said that prompted weakness in the bond market.

Prices of long-term Government bonds, which move in the opposite direction from interest rates, dropped SUSS to SUSIO for every 1000 in face value.

While the employment numbers bolstered hopes for improving economic growth, analysts said, they

also prompted questions about the inflation and interest-rate outlooks for stock traders, who had already begun to cash in on the market’s recent gains.

Declining issues slightly outnumbered advances on the New York Stock Exchange, with 737 up, 797 down and 447 unchanged. On Monday, prices had gained ground, extending the previous week’s advance as interest rates fell. The Dow Jones rose 16.45 points. On Tuesday, prices closed mixed, reflecting indecisive trading in the bond market

On Wednesday, the market gained ground, surprising analysts who had thought investors might respond with caution to the outcome of Tuesday’s elections. The Dow Jones rose 6.60 points to close at 1,899.04, a two-month high.

On Thursday, the market fell, running into resistance from sellers. The Dow Jones dropped 7.45 points. AlcanAlu 30%, Alcoa

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