"NEW YORK, Dec. 5?ÛÓStock prices advanced broadly today as investors, responding to the market?Ûªs resilience in recent sessions, put aside their worries about rising interest rates.</br></br>The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks rose 31.48, to 2123.76. Advancing issues outnumbered declines by about 12 to 7 in nationwide trading of New York Stock Exchange-listed stocks.</br></br>Volume on the floor of the NYSE came to 144.6 million shares, up from 124.6 million in the previous session. Nationwide, consolidated volume in NYSE-listed issues, including trading, at regional exchanges and on the over-the-counter market, totaled 185.9 million shares.</br></br>Analysts said there was no specific news to spark today?Ûªs rally, but that the market?Ûªs recent losses were reason enough for many investors to go on a shopping spree.</br></br>?Û÷?Û÷They?Ûªre looking for an excuse to get back in,?Û? said Hugh Johnson, an analyst at First Albany Corp. ?ÛÏWhen it seems oversold, when it seems-like pessimism is lopsided, those who have been in the business instinctively want to get back in.?Û? ""They?Ûªre looking for events that will serve as a catalyst to move the market on the upside,?Û? he said."