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TOKYO, Feb 4- Japan's Nikkei share average was expected to climb on Monday after robust data pointed to a U.S. economic recovery on track, lifting U.S. stocks to five-year highs and helping the dollar extend gains against the yen.
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Housing sector most vulnerable if yields keep rising
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NEW YORK, Feb 4- Oil, copper and gold prices jumped on Friday as stocks on Wall Street hit five-year highs after U.S. jobs and manufacturing data pointed to an economy on the mend. Soybean prices hit six-week highs after a slash in Argentina's harvest forecast.
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More than 600 stocks on NYSE, Nasdaq combined hit 52- week highs. *Google shares hit an all-time high of $776.60. NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks rose to five-year highs on Friday, with the Dow closing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007, after jobs and manufacturing data showed the economy's recovery remains on track.
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Feb 1- Shares of Pfizer Inc's animal health subsidiary Zoetis Inc, which sells drug products and other services for livestock and pets, closed up 20 percent to $31.01 in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. Shares opened at $31.50 after the Madison, New Jersey- based company's stock was priced at $26, above an expected range of $22 to $25 a share.
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NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks rose to five-year highs on Friday, with the Dow closing above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007, after jobs and manufacturing data showed the economy's recovery remains on track. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 149.21 points, or 1.08 percent, at 14,009.79.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. rose Friday after the maker of scientific instruments posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase& Co.. THE SPARK: JPMorgan upgraded the shares of the maker of scientific instruments to "Overweight" from "Neutral."
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NEW YORK-- Chubb Corp. shares hit an all-time high Friday after a Deutsche Bank analyst upgraded the company to "Buy" from "Hold," saying that the company offers the best value for investors among the traditional property and casualty companies.
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Feb 1- Shares of Pfizer Inc's animal health subsidiary Zoetis Inc, which sells drug products and other services for livestock and pets, jumped 21 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. Shares opened at $31.50 after the Madison, New Jersey- based company's stock was priced at $26, above an expected range of $22 to $25 a share.
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WASHINGTON _ Commerce Department releases factory orders for December, 10 a.m. Eastern. BERLIN _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meet for talks. WASHINGTON _ Institute for Supply Management releases its service sector index for January, 10 a.m..
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*Google shares briefly touch all-time high before retreating. NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks rose to five-year highs on Friday after jobs and manufacturing data showed the economy's recovery remains on track.
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NEW YORK, Feb 1- Major world stockmarkets rose to their highest levels in nearly two years on Friday helped by manufacturing and employment data indicating the global economic recovery is on track.
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Dell Inc. rose 3.2 percent to $13.67 with 31,200,200 shares traded. Facebook Inc. fell 2.1 percent to $30.34 with 52,316,400 shares traded. Intel Corp. rose 1.3 percent to $21.32 with 16,514,900 shares traded.
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NEW YORK-- A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.:. Bank of America Corp. rose 3.1 percent to $11.67 with 97,785,200 shares traded. Boston Scientific Corp. rose 2.3 percent to $7.64 with 19,928,400 shares traded.
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Net income for Franklin's fiscal first quarter through Dec. 31 totaled $516.1 million, or $2.42 per share, compared with $480.8 million, or $2.20 per share, a year earlier, the San Mateo, California- based firm said. Investors lauded the results, sending shares of Franklin up $2.09, or 1.5 percent, to $138.97 on the New York Stock Exchange.
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NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks hit five-year highs and the Nasdaq rose 1 percent on Friday, after jobs and manufacturing data showed the economy's sluggish recovery is still on track. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 135.05 points, or 0.97 percent, to 13,995.63. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 31.27 points, or 1.00 percent, to 3,173.40.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of Eastman Chemical climbed to an all-time high on Friday after the specialty chemical company's fourth-quarter adjusted earnings met Wall Street's view and it raised its 2013 earnings forecast. THE SPARK: After the market closed Thursday, Eastman Chemical Co. reported a fourth-quarter loss of $54 million, or 35 cents per share.
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*Dow hits 14,000 for first time since Oct 2007. NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks hit five-year highs on Friday after jobs and manufacturing data showed the economy's sluggish recovery is still on track. "All the data seems to keep pointing to a slowly, steadily improving economy," said Eric Kuby, chief investment officer at North Star Investment Management Corp in Chicago.
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*U.S. and European stocks get a lift, MSCI world index higher. The MSCI world equity index was up 0.4 percent, having strengthened earlier on factory activity surveys for January in China and in the euro zone, which increased optimism over the global growth outlook. "
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*U.S. and European stocks get a lift, MSCI world index higher. The MSCI world equity index was up 0.4 percent, having strengthened earlier on factory activity surveys for January in China and the euro zone, which increased optimism over the global growth outlook. "