Friday, July 13, 2007

US shares set to open little changed, GE in focus

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks surged on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a
record on its biggest point gain since 2002 after healthy sales
from retailers reassured investors about consumer spending and
miner Rio Tinto's bid for Alcan raised the
prospect of more consolidation.




On Thursday, the S&P 500 gained 1.9 percent, the Dow Jones
put on 2.1 percent and the Nasdaq rose 1.9 percent.


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