+ $1.98
3.6%The stock of United Technologies Corp. was one of the largest contributors to the gain of the Dow Jones industrial average. Shares of the world’s largest maker of elevators and air conditioners rose $1.98 after it beat earnings estimates.
+ $1.20
5.5%
Shares of General Motors Corp. advanced to $23.05, bringing its two-day increase to 15 percent. For the second day in a row, it was the biggest gainer in the Dow. The stock has risen following the announcement of Ford Motor Co.’s restructuring.
+ $5.18
11.3%
Lexmark International Inc. jumped to $51.08 for the second-biggest gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. The nation’s second-largest computer printer-maker posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat estimates by 21 cents a share.
+ $2.82
8.8%
Shares of Coach Inc. rose to $34.89 after boosting its fiscal 2006 forecast. The nation’s largest seller of luxury leather goods said it will earn at least $1.33 a share, excluding option costs, up from an earlier forecast of $1.28 a share
-$1.01
3.2%
Texas Instruments Inc. stock slipped to $30.69 a day after a weak revenue forecast. The world’s biggest maker of chips for mobile phones said late Monday that fourth-quarter sales were at the lower end of its forecast and said first-quarter revenue may miss estimates.
