Article: RELIEVED TRADERS BUOY DOW STOCK INDEX RISES 179 POINTS; STARR'S CLINTON REPORT NOT `AS BAD AS WHAT COULD'VE BEEN'.(Business)

Byline: Rocky Mountain News Wire Services

NEW YORK -- Stocks rose Friday after traders found no surprises in independent counsel Kenneth Starr's report on the White House sex and perjury scandal.

``The market is saying, `Whatever is in that report, it's not as bad as what could've been,' '' said Dan Mathisson, head trader at D.E. Shaw Securities. ``It looks as though Clinton's chances of staying in office have improved. Investors want to see stability, so what's good for Clinton is good for the market.''

The gains followed two sessions of losses as investors braced themselves for the report's publication Friday afternoon.

``It's the ...

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