That narrowed its loss for the year to 7.04 percent.

This narrowed its loss for the year to 9.55 percent.

The Dow narrowed its loss so far this year to 6.2 percent.

It narrowed its loss to $753,000 in 1991, however, on revenues of $11.6 million.

Over all, the company, which uses French accounting standards, said that it had narrowed its net loss for the first quarter.

For the quarter, Lockheed narrowed its loss to $347 million, or 77 cents a share, on revenue of $7.8 billion.

Time Warner also said yesterday that it had narrowed its net loss to $47 million, or 13 cents a share, in the first quarter.

A spokeswoman said losses narrowed in the quarter, which ended on July 3, and the company was profitable through the first half of this year.

Tele-Communications said its loss narrowed in the second quarter to $44 million, from $64 million a year earlier.

The Nasdaq gain amounted to 247.04 points, putting the index at 3,418.60 and narrowing its loss this year to 16 percent.