The Archive · 1939

New York Stocks

Thursday's Closing Quotations

New York, Feb. 2.

After an irregular opening, prices on the Stock Exchange today rallied on prospects of an appeasement in the European political situation and closed on the upside on a last hour Tush of buying with all sections participating. Utilities were boosted on indications of a truce being called in the T.V.A. and utility dispute, while the general list improved on good buying entering the market, influenced by continued good domestic news. The volume of trading amounted to 700,000 shares.

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