The Dow Approach - Friday, May 17, 1996

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***NOTE: FOOLISH FOUR STOCKS ARE ITALICISED

The Daily Dow
Friday, May 17, 1996
by Robert Sheard

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 17): Blue Chip stocks had a TGIF party today, rising nearly a full percent. And three of the four stocks in the 1996 Foolish Four portfolio enjoyed the celebration. As for the fourth, it was anything but a Kodak moment as EK slipped more than a buck a share.

But the real excitement comes from 3M. Picking up another near 2% gain today, this stock has finally come to life. 3M traded as low as $63 5/8 just over a week ago. Today the stock closed at $68 5/8. Granted, an 8% gain in ten days pales in comparison to what we see in some of the rocket stocks trading on the Nasdaq, but for a Dow Approach laggard over the last year, it's plenty exciting.

Both Chevron and DuPont enjoyed gains of a buck or more a share today as well. As for news - well - there wasn't any today. But that's okay. We can smile about another market-beating performance today for our Ronco Deluxe, high-tech, sophisticated, much-more-complex-than-you'll-ever-want-to-know, you-need-an-MBA-to-use-it approach. (Shhh, don't tell everyone that it really only takes 5 minutes a year in research time to beat Wall Street. They wouldn't believe you anyway.)

Enjoy your weekend, Fools. As for me, I'm breaking in a new driver - guaranteed to make me a scratch golfer according to the broker - err - salesman.

Transmitted: 5/17/96

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Today's Dow Numbers

THE FOOLISH FOUR MODEL (5/17/96)

Day Week Quarter Year History

Fool-4 1.00% 3.74% 4.69% 12.92% 12.92%

DJIA 0.93% 3.07% 1.80% 11.15% 11.15%

S&P 500 0.61% 2.58% 3.63% 8.60% 8.60%

NASDAQ 0.21% 3.25% 12.76% 18.03% 18.03%

Rec'd # Security In At Now Change

1/2/96 142 DuPont 69.88 81.38 16.46%

1/2/96 380 Chevron 52.38 59.50 13.60%

1/2/96 148 E. Kodak 67.00 75.13 12.13%

1/2/96 149 3M 66.38 68.63 3.39%

Rec'd # Security Cost Value Change

1/2/96 142 DuPont $9,922.25 $11,555.25 $1,633.00

1/2/96 380 Chevron $19,902.50 $22,610.00 $2,707.50

1/2/96 148 E. Kodak $9,916.00 $11,118.50 $1,202.50

1/2/96 149 3M $9,889.88 $10,225.13 $335.25

CASH $953.38

TOTAL $56,462.26

Transmitted: 5/17/96

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