THE REAL MOST ACTIVE Late Rally Lifts NYSE Stocks To Late Gain.(MAKING MONEY)

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Early struggles turned into a positive session for NYSE stocks. The Dow rose 0.5%, the S&P 500 0.6%. NYSE volume picked up from Monday's slow pre-holiday session.

Russ Berrie climbed 0.98 to 30.98 on more than four times its normal trade. The maker and supplier of gift items, including stuffed animals, to retail stores hit a new high. The stock typically trades a mere 20,000 shares a day.

Pre-Paid Legal Services added 0.64 to 22.54 on volume 80% above average. The provider of prepaid access to attorneys for a monthly fee earned $4 million from the sale of its Universal Fidelity Life Insurance subsidiary.

Enzo Biochem advanced 1.05 to 24.55 as volume swelled more than twofold. The maker of diagnostic products using genetic engineering and biotechnology remains 31% off its 52-week high.

Despite the market's overall gains, a number of stocks fell on fast trade. Corn Products International shed 3.18 to 32.07 on nearly seven times its typical turnover. The maker of corn-based foods and food ingredients lost ground after the Mexican Congress approved a tax cut on soft drinks that would whack mostly those sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup.

Monsanto dropped as low as 31 before settling for a 0.98 loss to 32.82 on four ...