During the first six months of 1988, for instance, the Dow advanced 202 points.

Today, the market staged a weak rally, advancing 1.46 points.

For the week, however, the Dow advanced 75.39 points.

The Nasdaq index advanced 19.39 points, or 2.9 percent, to 696.34.

The Dow advanced 63.07 points, or 2.3 percent, to 2,801.58.

The 30-stock Dow industrial average advanced 27.03 points, to 2,158.61.

The Nasdaq index advanced 5.47 points to 1,249.15, another record close.

The Nasdaq advanced 11.59 points to close at 2,111.84.

The Nasdaq advanced 1.93 points, to 1,703.40, bringing the week's gain to 6 percent.

For the week, the Dow advanced more than 87 points.