Big Board stock

It was by far the day's most active Big Board stock.

That is expected to happen later this year for Big Board stocks.

One of every 12 Big Board stock trades was actually executed here last year.

None of the 10 most-active Big Board stocks moved as much a point.

The rule now affects only about a third of the Big Board stocks, its supporters point out.

More than 2.56 million shares changed hands, making it the second-most-active Big Board stock.

It was the day's most-active Big Board stock, with 4.9 million shares changing hands.

The advance was fairly widespread: 892 Big Board stocks moved higher while 598 fell.

Texaco was the most active Big Board stock on a volume of 5.9 million shares.

Among the financial stocks, the first three of the 10-most-active Big Board stocks were banking companies.

While not particularly impressive, 974 Big Board stocks advanced while 618 fell.

The Gap was the most heavily traded Big Board stock yesterday.

The competing tugs on the market were also evident among the most active Big Board stocks.

The average gain for a Big Board stock was 13.98 percent, with virtually all of the advance occurring in the opening quarter.

That made for the second-busiest trading day yet for an individual Big Board stock.

Showing that traders were indecisive, 820 Big Board stocks advanced, while 715 declined.

Moreover, 92 Big Board stocks reached new highs.

The two, respectively, were the most-active and third-most-active Big Board stocks.

But now improved technology and changes in Government regulation have made it much easier to trade Big Board stocks away from the exchange.

Only 4 Big Board stocks established new highs, while 293 reached new lows.

But much of the buying was concentrated in blue-chip issues; more Big Board stocks showed losses than gains.

Only 530 Big Board stocks closed unchanged.

"No single large electronic pool of liquidity will have more than 50 percent" of Big Board stock trading, he said.

Even so, he said, yesterday was the fifth day of 1,000 or more advancing Big Board stocks and "some traders were itching to take profits."

In a decidedly bullish ratio approaching three to one, 1,222 Big Board stocks advanced while only 449 declined.