The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks slipped 0.45to 972.89 in the first half hour, But gainers held a slim lead over losers among New York Exchange listed issues.

在开市头半个小时里，30家工业公司股价的道·琼斯平均指数下降了0.45 ~ 972.89点，但在纽约证券交易所上市的股票中，股值上升的比股值下降的略多一些。

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