*Bank of America helps lead Dow higher. NEW YORK, May 14- U.S. stocks rallied to fresh highs on Tuesday as investors picked up large-cap companies' shares on the expectation that central bank stimulus will help propel the rally further. Bank of America, up 2.8 percent at $13.34, was the Dow's biggest percentage gainer, while Citigroup Inc rose 2.4 percent to $50.09.
*Tesla Motors extends gains on raised sales outlook. Large-cap banks were among the day's biggest advancers, with Bank of America up 2.3 percent to $13.27 and Citigroup Inc up 2.1 percent to $49.97. Goldman Sachs advanced 2.9 percent to $153.97.
*Sony jumps after hedge fund chief favors spinning off entertainment unit. *Electric carmaker Tesla Motors extends gains on raised sales outlook. "Earnings season is pretty well done, we don't really have any big economic points on the horizon," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.
*Sony jumps after Loeb calls for spinning off entertainment unit. *Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. "Earnings season is pretty well done, we don't really have any big economic points on the horizon," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.
*Nokia down as loses market share. *GDF Suez drops on stake sale. LONDON, May 14- European shares steadied near five-year highs on Tuesday after early losses, with charts pointing to further upside and improving U.S. economic fundamentals lifting the outlook for many European companies.
*Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. *U.S. shares of Nokia drop after unveiling new phone. "We have had such a big move, and it's been hard to generate much more significant upside in the short term," said Rick Meckler, president of investment firm LibertyView Capital Management in Jersey City, New Jersey.
*Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. *U.S. shares of Nokia drop after unveiling new phone. NEW YORK, May 14- U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors paused following a recent rally that repeatedly took the Dow and S&P 500 to record highs.
LONDON/ HELSINKI, May 14- Nokia unveiled a lighter, metal model in its Lumia smartphone range, as it tries to catch the eye of buyers to close the huge market lead of rivals Samsung and Apple Inc in the lucrative handset market.
LONDON, May 14- Nokia, battling to keep up with Samsung and Apple in the global phone race, lost almost 5 percentage points of market share in the first quarter, research company Gartner said on Tuesday. Worryingly for Nokia, however, Gartner said that overall sales of the cheaper feature phones were slowing, as consumers kept hold of their phones for longer.
*Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights. May 13- Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United States.
*Federal Circuit: Nintendo did not violate Motiva's rights. May 13- Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United States.
HELSINKI, May 10- Nokia will sell a new high-end smartphone through U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless, it said on Friday, aiming to expand its share in the high-margin premium market after years of falling behind Samsung and Apple Inc.. The 928 is the latest in Nokia's Lumia range of smartphones which use Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software.
*Nokia announces mid-range $99 phone aimed at emerging markets. NEW DELHI, May 9- Nokia is betting low-priced phones with Internet capability will help it regain lost ground in crucial emerging markets after falling behind in the global smartphone race.
HELSINKI, May 9- Nokia unveiled a new mid-range Asha phone priced at $99, aiming to prevent consumers, particularly in emerging makets, from switching to Google's Android as they upgrade from basic phones. The Asha phones have some of the basic functions of smartphones including access to Internet and apps like Facebook.
*Smartphones for emerging markets Nokia's best bet- analyst. HELSINKI, May 7- Nokia investors told Chief Executive Stephen Elop on Tuesday that they were running out of patience with his flagging attempts to catch up with market leaders Apple and Samsung in smartphones. The transition to Windows Phone from Nokia's own Symbian system was meant to take two years.