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• Nikkei rises for 5th day to a new 33-month high, Panasonic soars

  TOKYO, Feb 4- Japan's Nikkei share average climbed for a fifth straight day to a fresh 33- month peak on Monday as a softer yen led exporters higher, and hints of a recovery for troubled consumer electronics companies saw Panasonic Corp and Sharp Corp attract buying from retail investors.

• Hong Kong shares hover near 21-month high, China climbs

  HONG KONG, Feb 4- Hong Kong shares rose on Monday to linger near 21- month highs, as investors gave further chase to the rally in the Chinese banking sector at the start of the last full week of trading before the Lunar New Year holiday. The China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong rose 0.2 percent.

• Nikkei seen strong on further signs of U.S. recovery, weak yen

  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.

• COMMODITIES-Oil, metals surge as US data send markets rallying

  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.

• US STOCKS-Wall St surges to 5-year highs; Dow ends above 14,000

  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.

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT - Dow ends above 14,000 1st time since Oct 2007

  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.

• US STOCKS-Wall St rises on jobs, factory data, Dow passes 14,000

  *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.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks gain on factory and U.S. jobs data; euro jumps, yen slumps

  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.

• Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks

  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.

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Nasdaq rises 1 pct, Wall Street extends rally

  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.

• US STOCKS-Wall St rallies on upbeat data

  *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.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rise on U.S. jobs data; dollar lower

  *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. "

• CORRECTED-GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks up on U.S. jobs data; U.S. dollar falls

  *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. "

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Dow hits 14,000 on strong U.S. data

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks extended gains on Friday, with the Dow industrials trading above 14,000 for the first time since October 2007, as jobs and manufacturing data pointed to a stronger U.S. economy.

• US STOCKS-Wall St gains on payrolls, S&P positive for 5th week

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with indexes turning positive for the week as the latest payroll report indicated the economic recovery remained on track. "What was really positive was significant revisions up," said Darrell Cronk, regional chief investment officer for Wells Fargo Private Bank in New York. "

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Factory data pushes Wall Street higher

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stocks added to gains on Friday after data showed U.S. manufacturing grew at the fastest pace in nine months in January.

• US STOCKS-Futures point to higher open after payrolls data

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stock index futures were poised to open higher Friday as a slight disappointment in the January payroll report was offset by a strong upward revision for jobs in December.

• US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Futures jump in wake of jobs report

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stock index futures added to gains on Friday in the wake of a payrolls report that showed modest jobs growth in January and upward revisions in December and November. S&P 500 futures rose 11.8 points and were below fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration of the contract.

• GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares gain, dollar dips as growth outlook brightens

  *MSCI World up as PMIs point to global expansion. LONDON, Feb 1- The dollar fell and world stocks gained on Friday as fresh economic data signalled that the euro zone's downturn has eased and China's growth was on track, but moves were limited as investors await a U.S. jobs report. MSCI's world equity index added 0.5 percent to stay close to its best level since May 2011.

• US STOCKS-Futures climb ahead of payrolls report

  NEW YORK, Feb 1- U.S. stock index futures gained on Friday as investors anticipated data that was expected to show that U.S. jobs growth picked up in January. If the jobs figure is weaker than expected, the market could be vulnerable to a pullback, tipping the S&P 500 off its best monthly performance since October 2011.