Dow Jones
Industrial Average Index kept upward trend on Tuesday at closed slightly up at
12,150.13 adding 0.43% or 52.30 points. General Electric Co. advanced 2.4%
after company was upgraded by Bernstein Research. Assessment was based on General
Electric Co robust fundamentals and projected dividend increases. 3M Corp gained
1.5% after the manufacturer predicted 2012 earnings slightly above previously estimated
figures. On the downside J P Morgan Chase & Co dropped 0.84% and Caterpillar
gave up 0.92%.