U.S. stocks finish higher; Dow sets new record close

Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:06:03 (GMT)
Quotes & News:
4:30 pm ET Oct 13, 2006

DJIA

11,960

+12.81
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S&P

1,365

+2.79
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NASDAQ

2,357

+11.11
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10Yr

4.81%

+0.028
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U.S. stocks finish higher; Dow sets new record close

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, with the Dow Jones
Industrial Average finishing at a fresh record high, capping off a solid
week that saw the Nasdaq Composite post a 2.5% gain.
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IPO Report: SAIC's billion dollar IPO rallies in trading debut

NEW YORK -- Employee-owned science and engineering firm SAIC rallied 21%
in its stock market debut Friday as investors snapped up shares of the
$8 billion science and engineering firm.
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Corn futures gain over 5% to close at a contract high

SAN FRANCISCO -- Corn futures closed higher for a third session in a
row Friday, with their benchmark contract reaching a fresh record level
and gaining 16% for the week as traders fretted over tighter supplies of
the commodity.