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Markets: Mellow, High

Stable interest rates created a mellow, rising mood on the markets. The Dow was up 78.09 8178.31; the Nasdaq was up 15.36 to 1737.27. Motorola climbed US$2.18 to $73.19 on word late Monday that quarterly profits grew 29 percent, meeting or exceeding expectations.

Stable interest rates created a mellow, rising mood on the markets. The Dow was up 78.09 8178.31; the Nasdaq was up 15.36 to 1737.27. Motorola climbed US$2.18 to $73.19 on word late Monday that quarterly profits grew 29 percent, meeting or exceeding expectations.