U.S. stocks extend their gains for the third week

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U.S. stocks climbed on Friday extending their gains for the third consecutive week amid higher-than-expected profits of General Electric Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and talks on the debt-ceiling took progress. The S&P 500 index advanced 1% to 1,485.98. All but one sector in the index edged higher with industrial shares rallying the most by 0.96%. Life Technologies Corp. jumped 10.59% as the market reacted on report released by Financial Post that said the company might be sold in the nearest future. Furthermore, Morgan Stanley rose 7.9% and State Street Corporation surged 5.9%. Both lifted financial shares that were 0.10% up, yet posting the smallest gain in the gauge. Alongside to that, Micro Devices dropped the most in the index by 10.2% to $2.46, dragging down the technology sector that erased 0.4%. Capital One Financial Corporation declined 7.5% to $56.99, capping further gains in financial stocks, while Intel Corporation slid 6.3% to $21.25 also supporting a decrease in technology shares.
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