THE MARKETS

Friday, Aug. 12, 1994
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Dow Jones industrial average up 17.81 points, closing at 3,768.71 . . . N.Y.S.E.'s composite index rose 1.46 to 254.77 . . . NASDAQ stock gained 2.84 to 731.04 . . . American Stock Exchange up 0.45 to 443.70 . . . Gold lost $2.50 to $376.20 on the Commodity Exchange in New York . . . The 30-year Treasury bond closed with a yield of 7.49 percent, down from 7.57 late Thursday.