The Archive · 1940

New York Stocks

Wednesday's Closing Quotations New York, June 12.

Stock prices on Wall Street ruled active and strong, with most quotations finishing from fractions to over 5 points up. Steels were heavily traded in-and led the upward movement, despite the continued grave situation in France. Domestic news was cheerful, including gains in electricity output and increasing Allied war orders, During the afternoon, profit taking set in, but that was impressively absorbed and the market closed quiet, with the undertone strong.

The turnover totalled 1,360,000 shares.—Reuter,

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