The Archive · 1941

London Stocks

Tuesday's Closing Quotations

London, May 20.

The turnover on the London Stock Exchange today was moderate.

Industrials encountered selective buying for investment purposes, with further enquiry for textile preference issues.

Shippings continued their upward trend, with chief interest centred on Indo-China Steam Navigation which advanced from 95/- to 102/6, British gilt-edged securities showed fractional losses-Foreign loans ruled mainly firm. with Japanese bonds and certain Argentine issues attracting more attention.

Kaffirs ruled firm—Reuter May 19

Siao War Loan (Red.) £103, 2e, Defence Loan 1015,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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