But the index still rose 26 percent for the year.

For all of 1987 the national index rose 4.4 percent.

From the low for the day to the close, the index rose 7.5 percent.

The main index rose 7.44 percent to the best level in three months.

The index rose by more than 2 points, to 217.69.

For the week, the index rose nearly 20 points, or 2.9 percent.

The index rose by just 1.7 percent for the 12 months through January.

Yesterday, the index rose 6.70 points to close at 613.68, or 5 percent above the high end of the new range.

The current month is in line to be the best since December 1991, when the index rose 9.5 percent.

The index has risen 13 percent in the last four years.