U.S. shares advance on ‘fiscal cliff' talks

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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 Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., which climbed around 1.9%.


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