Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:27:53 GMT
U.S. shares advance on ‘fiscal cliff' talks
U.S. equities gained as the President Barack Obama said he would reach an agreement with lawmakers on the new budget, triggering an increase in the S&P 500 index. The reading rallied 1.4% to 1,379.32, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1.1% to 12,724.31. The top performers were Lowe's Cos, which added 7.4% on better than expected profit estimates, and