Wall Street inches up on GE deal, buyback
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22.52 points, or 0.13%, to 17,981.25
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
US stocks inched higher at the open on Friday as investors lauded GE's decision to divest the bulk of its high-risk GE Capital business and share repurchase plan.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 22.52 points, or 0.13 percent, to 17,981.25, the S&P 500 gained 3.69 points, or 0.18 percent, to 2,094.87 and the Nasdaq Composite added 6.29 points, or 0.13 percent, to 4,980.85
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First Published: Apr 10 2015 | 7:53 PM IST