Poultry prices, however, advanced 1.7 percent, the first increase since August 1986.

Income from the unit advanced nearly 19 percent, to $15.2 million.

Teams that lost their first games advanced only 18.8 percent of the time.

Teams that tied advanced to the second round 62.5 percent of the time.

Net income from credit card services advanced 10 percent, to $202 million.

A major index advanced 3.3 percent after news of his appointment.

For the week the Dow advanced 45.30, or 1.6 percent.

On the American exchange, short interest advanced 4.5 percent in the same period.

Gross national product advanced 4.1 percent in the third quarter.

It was the largest annual increase since 1992, when productivity advanced 3.2 percent.