THE MARKETS

Wednesday, Jan. 03, 1996
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The Dow Jones industrial average rose 16.62 points to finish at 5194.07. Advancing issues led decliners by nearly 5 to 3 on the New York Stock Exchange on a heavy volume of 468.92 million shares. The NYSE composite index rose 0.92 to 332.63, with the S&P's index up 0.59 at 621.32. Meanwhile, technology stocks suffered a setback, causing the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index to fall 12.39 points to 1,046.26. And in London, gold soared to $393.75, up $6.90. Photographs: