Wednesday, 20 June 2007

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Home Depot, Morgan Stanley Shares Advance

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures advanced
after Treasury yields held near a two-week low and Morgan
Stanley said second-quarter profit rose to a record.

Morgan Stanley, the No. 2 securities firm, climbed after
earnings increased 40 percent, beating estimates. Home Depot
Inc. increased after the world's largest home-improvement
retailer agreed to sell its contractor-supplies unit for $10.3
billion and announced a share buyback.


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