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- BUSINESS, Page 67Business NotesWALL STREETRocketing Stocks
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- Before the Persian Gulf war began, the stock market was in
- deep hibernation. But after hostilities got started, and with
- allied victory all but certain, investors staged fireworks of
- their own. Last week the Standard & Poor's 500 index hit a
- seven-month high of 369. The Dow exploded, rising 104 points
- to finish the week at 2,934.65 after a 100-point gain the
- previous week. The market has soared nearly 17% since the war
- began Jan. 16, more than regaining all the territory it lost in
- the months after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
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- No abundance of good news seemed to explain the market's
- explosive performance. The economy seemed far from robust as
- industrial production fell 0.4% last month. Though hopes for
- a settlement of the war vanished quickly after flickering
- briefly Friday morning, investors found enough to cheer about
- in falling oil prices and lower interest rates. With
- institutional and individual investors still being enticed off
- the sidelines, analysts speculate that the market's dramatic
- rise may not be over.
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