NEW YORK Blue-chip stocks extended their winning streak to afourth session Tuesday, buoyed by gains in banking shares and recordearnings by Merrill Lynch & Co., the nation's largest brokeragehouse.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended 15.94 points higher at3,444.03. The index has gained more than 91 points since the startof the rally last Wednesday.
Over all, advances led declines 1,247 to 716 on New York StockExchange volume of more than 286 million shares.
Meanwhile, the Dow transportation average again moved intorecord territory, rising 11.68 points to a new high for the secondstraight day to 1,660.52.
Within bank stocks, J.P. Morgan …
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