Stock prices surged this morning in active trading, bolstered by the momentum of a late rally in the previous session and a strengthened dollar overseas. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials jumped 34.68 points to 2,143.85 by 10 a.m. on Wall Street, putting it at the highest level since the market crash eight months ago. Among broader market barometers, the New York Stock Exchange composite index of all listed issues rose 2.02 to 155.31. On the American Stock Exchange, the market value index rose 1.78 to 308.66. Gaining issues outnumbered declines by about 9-to-1 on the NYSE, with 982 up, 171 down and 306 unchanged. Volume totaled 44.8 million shares after the first 30 minutes of trading. IBM led the NYSE's most-active list, jumping 2} to 123. Other notable blue-chip gainers included Boeing, up 1] to 57{, General Electric, up | to 44[, and Eastman Kodak, up ~ to 46]. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrials rose 25.24 points to 2,109.17. Advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 9-to-5 in nationwide trading of NYSE-listed stocks, with 937 issues up, 543 down and 467 unchanged. Big Board volume totaled 155.06 million shares vs. 116.75 million previously.
