The Archive · 1939

New York Stocks

Friday's Closing Quotations

New York, Apr. 28.

The first reaction to Herr Hitler's speech was one of relief, with prices moving up on an increasing volume of trading. Later, however, when the full text of the speech was available, first impressions underwent considerable revision, general consensus being that the European situation remains unchanged. Thereupon, conditions turned dull, with the majority of issues losing most of their earlier gains, However, here and there, some hard spots were found, but, on balance, values at the close were under the opening levels. The volume of trading amounted to 730,000 shares.

Reuter.

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