Stock prices showed smal gains today for the third successive session. Increases were recorded in the list, which started in an easier manner due to the' resignation of M. Maxim Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, which some traders believed might forecast a change in the Soviet foreign policy. The initial fractional dip did not result in heavier selling, and the market soon gained composure. Prices advanced during the afternoon under the leadership of automobile and allied groups. Utilities ruled strong throughout the day. whilst rails presented a narfów and mixed appearance. Steels about held their own.
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