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US stocks climb in lower borrowing costs in sales to Europe auction

January 12, 2012, 5 pm EST

By Rita Nazareth

January 12 (Bloomberg)--500 shares rose American, sending standard & poor index more high for a fourth day as a decrease in the costs of auction sales in Europe of disappointing eclipsed borrowing of U.S. jobless claims and data on retail sales.

Alcoa Inc. and Caterpillar Inc. has collected at least 2.3%, gains speed of large enterprises. Ziel Corp. has added 1.6% discount retailer, said it will repurchase up to 5 billion of its shares. Energy companies when oil fell and Chevron Corp. lost 2.6 percent declined after the message was the previous period fourth quarter profit "significantly lower". Bank of America Corp. fell by 1.2%.

The s & P 500 increased 0.2% to 1,295.50 on 16 New York time, deletion of a decline of 0.5%. The extent of reference for American Division 1.4 percent in four days at the highest gains since July 28. The Dow Jones industrial average added today 21.57 points, or 0.2 percent, 12,471.02.

"It is a gathering of four days, but wear a pretty miserable, said Bruce McCain, which allows monitoring of more than $ 20 billion as a strategist of investment head private banking of KeyCorp unit in Cleveland, in a telephone interview." It has not improved risk yet people optimism. "We have become more optimistic about the problems in Europe, and they still have a mess. "That surprised to take us the potential, and no there is no a good surprise."

The rally in four days in the s & P 500 extends this coming year, to 3 percent. Product, financial and industrial companies had the largest gains among the 10 groups in 2012, add at least 5.8%. Utility and phone provider, the least - are linked to economic growth, were the worst.

Debt auctions

A global gathering joins American actions as the sold Spain sold 10 billion euros (13 billion dollars) of bonds, twice the target for the sale, 12 billion euros of bills in the Italy, easing concerns that the country would fight, their debt to finance. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said there are signs that the economy has stabilized. Shares fell in accordance with U.S. retailers sales roses less than in December and forecast unemployment claims increased more than last week.

"There is significant cross-border flows,", said Michael Mullaney, that allows to manage the fiduciary trust of $ 9.5 billion in Boston, in a telephone interview. A "credit more low fee contributes to refinance, which is generally due in the coming months in the euro area". You still inspire, growth of things. United States, today economic numbers were lower than expected. The market has a great run here. "More optimistic mood, marked makes me nervous."

Alcoa, Caterpillar

In large enterprises climbed Alcoa, the largest manufacturer U.S. 3.1% aluminum to $9.93. Caterpillar and the world more large mining construction machines coffee maker, won by 2.3% to $101.94.

Target added 1.6% to $49.81. share repurchases in the new authorization begins when the current $ 10 billion program earlier this year ends. Target is expected that the new authorization of $ 5 billion in two to three years completed.

Dow Chemical Co., collected by 3.6% to $32.56. The European Union has removed tariffs against which a complaint concerning the price mixing to United States on a chemical to the u.k. producer oxide INEOS that Ltd. moved to colours and varnishes used paper. The policy reversal ends tasks as high as 13.8% to U.S. exporters, including Dow Chemical for would have been sold in the EU below cost, vinyl acetate called dumping.

CA Inc. has increased by 4.2% to $21.82. Hedge Fund says LP Taconic capital advisors, she bought a 5.1% interest in the creator of software for mainframes and is in discussions with the management to increase.

Energy stocks

Energy companies in the s & P 500 dragged 0.9% as a group. Oil fell the most in two weeks, after a proposed EU ban of imports of Iranian oil for six months was likely to be delayed.

Chevron fell by 2.6%, mainly in the Dow Jones index for $104.97. The company U.S. refineries 18 percent less crude in October and November during the last three months of 2010 due to maintenance process, which was part of a California refinery in idle, Chevron said.

Banks fluctuated between gains and losses of the JPMorgan Chase & co. the results tomorrow. A record is the company based in New York under 18.5 billion in 2011 earnings after adjusting for unique effects, an increase of 6%, according to a survey of analysts by Bloomberg report. Benefit by San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & co., it is estimated that more than four times more to a record level of $ 15.3 billion jumped.

JPMorgan added 0.5% to $36,85. Wells Fargo lost less than 0.1% to $29.61. Bank of America decreased by 1.2% to $6.79 after the rally by 11% in three days.

Optimism rises

The rally of 12 percent in the s & P 500 since November has optimism pushed 25 last seen at a level, when the US stock market began its largest decline since 2009.

The share of investment newsletter writers, as optimistic passed to shares, at 51.1% of this week, the highest value since may, according to a report by the investors in New Rochelle, New York-based intelligence yesterday. Summit last year, the in the upward trend has been up to just before the market in April.

Some analysts say that mood indicator is used in contrast, given the fact that optimistic investors already bought shares, so that less money to help higher prices. In four of the past, s & P 500 rose European crisis six weeks that data on the production and optimism of the use of the global economy will be weather the national debt.

"Feeling gets extreme," wrote Arthur Huprich, analyst at Raymond James & Associates Inc., in a note yesterday. "Trade choppy, especially since the pressure remains overlooking the sale trades".

-With the help of Lu Wang in New York. Editor: Jeff Sutherland, Michael p. Regan

The reporter in this history contact: Rita Nazareth in New York at the rnazareth@bloomberg.net

The editor for this history contact: Nick Baker on the nbaker7@bloomberg.net

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