THE MARKETS

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Dow Jones industrial average up 18.45 points, closing at 3,917.30 . . . N.Y.S.E.'s composite index gained 0.82 to 262.10 . . . NASDAQ stock rose 2.90 to 766.11 . . . American Stock Exchange up 1.23 to 452.69 . . . Gold slipped $1.40 to $386.10 on the Commodity Exchange in New York . . . The 30-year Treasury bond closed with a yield of 7.46 percent, down from 7.49 late Monday.