The disturbing news of the Japanese entry into Indo-China had literally effect on the market at the open-gino ing yesterday, when prices showed a very steady tone. Later, on the report that an agreement had been Teached at Hanoi, prices immediately became firm, with a wave of buying pushing rates to levels not reached for.a long time. The market was a great deal helped by the firmness of the shares of the New China Textiles which, after absorbing a great deal of stag selling at about $7.20, in the afternoon could not be held down, and reached at the close a price of $845. Rubbers were firmer in sympathy, though most interest was centred on industrials, which, with the public in its present mood, may very likely go to higher levels. The volume of business in all sections was the heaviest for a long period.
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