P245 CEEFAX 245  Thu 28 Oct  21:14/14
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          WALL STREET      
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  (Close):Blue-chip stocks leaped     
  into record territory propelled by  
  upbeat earnings news, and growth in 
  the US economy.                     
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  $hj Dow Jones industrial average    
  closed up 23.20 points at a new     
  high of 3,687.86, based on early    
  and unofficial data.                
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  Advbnces led declines by 11-8 on    
  the NYSE on a volume of 299 million 
  shares.                             
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   World indices 243     Dow Jones 242  
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