Thursday, 12 July 2007

US STOCKS-Indexes jump on retail sales and Alcoa

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 12 - U.S. stocks rallied on
Thursday, boosting the Dow to a record, as healthy sales from
key retailers reassured investors about the economy, while
takeover speculation drove Alcoa Inc.'s shares to a
lifetime high.




At one point, the Dow rose more than 200 points, a point
advance that has eluded the blue-chip average for the past
year.


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