U.S. stocks rally to higher close on Alcoa bid report

4:30 pm ET Feb 13, 2007

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U.S. stocks rally to higher close on Alcoa bid report

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rallied to a sharply higher close Tuesday, with
the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining 100 points after a report Alcoa
Inc. may be a takeover target and news that 3M Co. plans a large stock
buyback.