Wednesday's Closing Quotations London, Jan. 18.
The absence of buying today again caused prices to drift lower in most groups on the Stock Exchange, although immediately prior to the close, a slightly firmer tendency was discernible in some sections. Changes in British gilt-edged securities were very small, while foreign bonds benefited from bear covering.
Industrials mostly ruled easier, apart from Indien Iron & Steel, which again received Eastern support, Easier conditions prevailed for Kaffirs in sympathy with the general trend,—Reuter.
Jan. 17 18 War Loan 214% (Red. £934 ssu
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